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Gate Ventures (LSE:GATE) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Gate Ventures 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. Gate Ventures's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was £-1.45 Mil. Gate Ventures's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2018 was £0.00 Mil. Gate Ventures has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Gate Ventures PLC has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

LSE:GATE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


LSE:GATE's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.915 vs LSE:GATE: No Debt

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


Gate Ventures Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gate Ventures'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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Gate Ventures Interest Coverage Chart

Gate Ventures Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt

Gate Ventures Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Gate Ventures's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Gate Ventures'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.


Gate Ventures's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Gate Ventures's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gate Ventures's Interest Coverage falls into.



Gate Ventures 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.

Gate Ventures's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2018, Gate Ventures's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-4.72 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Gate Ventures had no debt (1).

Gate Ventures's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2018, Gate Ventures's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-1.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Gate Ventures had no debt (1).

* 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.


Gate Ventures  (LSE:GATE) 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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Gate Ventures (LSE:GATE) Business Description

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Gate Ventures PLC is an investing company. It makes investments and capitalizes on investment opportunities in the Media and entertainment sector, focusing on theatre television, media technology, and e-commerce.