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TransAtlantic Petroleum (TransAtlantic Petroleum) Interest Coverage : 0.70 (As of Sep. 2020)


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What is TransAtlantic Petroleum 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. TransAtlantic Petroleum's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2020 was $1.79 Mil. TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2020 was $-2.56 Mil. TransAtlantic Petroleum's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 0.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


TAT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.59
* 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.


TransAtlantic Petroleum Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for TransAtlantic Petroleum'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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TransAtlantic Petroleum Interest Coverage Chart

TransAtlantic Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
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TransAtlantic Petroleum Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 1.48 1.93 - - 0.70

Competitive Comparison of TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, TransAtlantic Petroleum'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.


TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Coverage falls into.



TransAtlantic Petroleum 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.

TransAtlantic Petroleum'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, TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Expense was $-10.67 Mil. Its Operating Income was $18.78 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.86 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*18.783/-10.667
=1.76

TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2020, TransAtlantic Petroleum's Interest Expense was $-2.56 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2020 )
=-1*1.787/-2.557
=0.70

* 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.


TransAtlantic Petroleum  (AMEX:TAT) 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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TransAtlantic Petroleum (TransAtlantic Petroleum) Business Description

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Address
16803 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX, USA, 75001
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd is an oil and natural gas company, which is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. It operates through the Turkey and Bulgaria geographical segments. It holds interests in developed and undeveloped oil and natural gas properties in Turkey and Bulgaria. All of its oil production is concentrated in southeastern Turkey, primarily in the Arpatepe, Bahar, Goksu and Selmo oil fields, and its natural gas production is concentrated in the Thrace Basin, which is located in northwestern Turkey near Istanbul. The firm derives the majority of revenue from of crude oil and natural gas.
Executives
Mary E West other: See REMARKS 1603 ORRINGTON AVE STE 810 EVANSTON IL 60201
Mitchell Noah Malone Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY, ADDISON TX 75001
West Family Investments, Inc. other: See REMARKS 1603 ORRINGTON AVE, SUITE 810 EVANSTON IL 60201
Randy Rochman director 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
Jonathon Fite director 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
West Investment Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner, other: See REMARKS 1603 ORRINGTON AVE., SUITE 810 EVANSTON IL 60201
Gary West other: See REMARKS 1603 ORRINGTON AVE., SUITE 810 EVANSTON IL 60201
Todd Dutton officer: President 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
Tabitha Bailey officer: VP & General Counsel 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY, ADDISON TX 75001
Michael Paul Hill officer: Chief Accounting Officer 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
Selami Uras officer: Executive VP Turkey 16803 N. DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
David Gerald Mitchell officer: Vice President Engineering 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
Galo Fabian Anda officer: Principal Accounting/Financial 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY ADDISON TX 75001
Mel G Riggs director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Charles J Campise director

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