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Gama Aviation (LSE:GMAA) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Gama Aviation 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. Gama Aviation's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £-1.4 Mil. Gama Aviation's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was £-2.8 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:GMAA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 5.82   Max: No Debt
Current: 1.2


LSE:GMAA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.28% of 819 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.5 vs LSE:GMAA: 1.20

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


Gama Aviation Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gama Aviation'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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Gama Aviation Interest Coverage Chart

Gama Aviation Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Jun14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.82 0.81 4.95 - 0.98

Gama Aviation Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.18 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Gama Aviation'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.


Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage falls into.



Gama Aviation 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.

Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Gama Aviation's Interest Expense was £-3.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was £3.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £38.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*3.135/-3.186
=0.98

Gama Aviation's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Gama Aviation's Interest Expense was £-2.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-1.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £45.4 Mil.

Gama Aviation did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Gama Aviation  (LSE:GMAA) 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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Gama Aviation (LSE:GMAA) Business Description

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Address
25 Templer Avenue, 1st Floor, Farnborough, Hampshire, GBR, GU14 6FE
Gama Aviation PLC is a company specializing in air and ground aviation support activities. It caters to multinational corporations, military, police forces, and individuals predominantly in Europe. The Group has three global business units: Business Aviation (Aircraft Management, Charter, FBO & Maintenance), Special Mission (Air Ambulance & Rescue, National Security & Policing, Infrastructure & Survey, Energy & Offshore); and Technology & Outsourcing (Flight Operations, FBO, CAM software, Flight Planning, CAM & ARC services). Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Europe and also has a presence in the United States; the Middle East, and Asia.

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