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Worldlink Group (LSE:WGP) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2010)


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What is Worldlink Group 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. Worldlink Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2010 was £-2.15 Mil. Worldlink Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2010 was £-0.16 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 Worldlink Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LSE:WGP's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 19.885
* 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.


Worldlink Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Worldlink Group'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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Worldlink Group Interest Coverage Chart

Worldlink Group Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Worldlink Group's Interest Coverage

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Worldlink Group'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.


Worldlink Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Worldlink Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Worldlink Group 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.

Worldlink Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009, Worldlink Group's Interest Expense was £-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Worldlink Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Worldlink Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2010, Worldlink Group's Interest Expense was £-0.16 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-2.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Worldlink Group 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.


Worldlink Group  (LSE:WGP) 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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Worldlink Group (LSE:WGP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Alma Road, Suite 4A, Alma House, Reigate, GBR, RH2 0AX
Worldlink Group PLC provides a platform service through which it and third parties can deliver financial data and trading applications to consumers. It considers its business as two segments, Data and Financial Products, and Licensing.

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