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GAIN Capital Holdings (GAIN Capital Holdings) Interest Coverage : 27.82 (As of Mar. 2020)


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What is GAIN Capital Holdings Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. GAIN Capital Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was $109.2 Mil. GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was $-3.9 Mil. GAIN Capital Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 27.82. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GCAP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 19.26
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


GAIN Capital Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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GAIN Capital Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

GAIN Capital Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
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GAIN Capital Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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Competitive Comparison of GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Capital Markets subindustry, GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



GAIN Capital Holdings Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Expense was $-15.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-43.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $137.2 Mil.

GAIN Capital Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2020, GAIN Capital Holdings's Interest Expense was $-3.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $109.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $80.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2020 )
=-1*109.215/-3.926
=27.82

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


GAIN Capital Holdings  (NYSE:GCAP) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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GAIN Capital Holdings (GAIN Capital Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Bedminster One, 135 Route 202/206, Bedminster, NJ, USA, 07921
GAIN Capital Holdings Inc is a US based company that is principally engaged in offering trading services and solutions worldwide. The company has two segments. The retail segment provides access for retail customers to a wide range of global financial markets, including spot foreign exchange, precious metals, spread bets, and CFDs on various asset classes. The futures segment offers execution and risk-management services for exchange-traded futures and futures options. The retail segment contributes most of the firm's revenue. The company generates the majority of revenue from Europe and North America.
Executives
Diego Rotsztain officer: General Counsel and Secretary 135 US HIGHWAY 202/206, SUITE 11, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Peter Quick director THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE, 86 TRINITY PL, NEW YORK NY 10006
Glenn Henry Stevens director, officer: President, CEO & Director 550 HILLS DRIVE, SUITE 210, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Senvest Management, Llc 10 percent owner 540 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard R Mashaal 10 percent owner C/O RIMA SENVEST MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 540 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Daryl Carlough officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer BEDMINSTER ONE, 135 US HIGHWAY 202/206, SUITE 11, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
3i Corp 10 percent owner 880 WINTER STREET, SUITE 330, WALTHAM MA 02451
3i U.s. Growth Corp 10 percent owner SEAGRAM BUILDING, 375 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 3001, NEW YORK NY 10152
Investments Plc 3i 10 percent owner 16 PALACE STREET LONDON SWIE 5JD X0 00000
Susanne D Lyons director 800 METRO CENTER BOULEVARD, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Henry C Lyons officer: Chief Fin. Off and Treasurer 224 SOUTH 108 AVENUE, OMAHA NE 68154
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