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LinnCo LLC (LinnCo LLC) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is LinnCo LLC 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. LinnCo LLC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-0.86 Mil. LinnCo LLC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. LinnCo LLC has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(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 LinnCo LLC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LNCOQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.72
* 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.


LinnCo LLC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LinnCo LLC'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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LinnCo LLC Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of LinnCo LLC's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, LinnCo LLC'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.


LinnCo LLC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where LinnCo LLC's Interest Coverage falls into.



LinnCo LLC 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.

LinnCo LLC's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, LinnCo LLC's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

LinnCo LLC had no debt (1).

LinnCo LLC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2016, LinnCo LLC's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.86 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

LinnCo LLC 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.


LinnCo LLC  (OTCPK:LNCOQ) 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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LinnCo LLC (LinnCo LLC) Business Description

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LinnCo LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed on April 30, 2012, under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. The Company owns interests in Linn Energy, LLC. It had no significant assets or operations other than those related to its interest in LINN Energy. LINN Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company. Its properties, including those acquired in the Berry acquisition, are located in seven operating regions in the U.S. are Rockies, which includes properties located in Wyoming (Green River Basin and Powder River Basin), Utah (Uinta Basin), North Dakota (Williston Basin) and Colorado (Piceance Basin); Mid-Continent, which includes properties in Oklahoma, Louisiana and the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle (including the Granite Wash and Cleveland horizontal plays); Hugoton Basin, which includes properties located in Kansas and the Shallow Texas Panhandle; California, which includes the San Joaquin Valley Basin and the Los Angeles Basin; Permian Basin, which includes areas in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; Michigan/Illinois, which includes the Antrim Shale formation in the northern part of Michigan and oil properties in southern Illinois; and East Texas, which includes properties located in east Texas.
Executives
Stephen J Hadden director 3 SUMMIT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Mark E Ellis director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael C Linn director 650 WASHINGTON ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, PITTSBURGH PA 15228
David D Dunlap other: Former Director 3003 SWISS AVE HOUSTON TX 75204
George A Alcorn director P O BOX 4362, HOUSTON TX 77210-4362
Jeffrey C Swoveland director C/O PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORP, 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203

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