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Morgans Hotel Group Co (Morgans Hotel Group Co) Interest Coverage : 0.05 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Morgans Hotel Group Co 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. Morgans Hotel Group Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.5 Mil. Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-10.5 Mil. Morgans Hotel Group Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


MHGC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 5.15
* 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.


Morgans Hotel Group Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgans Hotel Group Co'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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Morgans Hotel Group Co Interest Coverage Chart

Morgans Hotel Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
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Morgans Hotel Group Co Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 0.22 0.28 0.11 0.28 0.05

Competitive Comparison of Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Coverage

For the Lodging subindustry, Morgans Hotel Group Co'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.


Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Morgans Hotel Group Co 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.

Morgans Hotel Group Co'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, Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Expense was $-48.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $602.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*11.87/-48.074
=0.25

Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2016, Morgans Hotel Group Co's Interest Expense was $-10.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $575.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2016 )
=-1*0.544/-10.464
=0.05

* 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.


Morgans Hotel Group Co  (NAS:MHGC) 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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Morgans Hotel Group Co (Morgans Hotel Group Co) Business Description

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Morgans Hotel Group Co was incorporated in the state of Delaware on October 19, 2005. The company is a fully-integrated lifestyle hospitality company that operates, owns, acquires, develops and redevelops boutique hotels in gateway cities and select resort markets in the United States, Europe and other international locations. The Company's portfolio of Morgans Hotel Group branded hotel properties and food and beverage operations and entities consisted of: three owned hotels, consisting of Hudson in New York, Delano South Beach in Miami Beach, and Clift in San Francisco comprising approximately 1,450 rooms, and the food and beverage operations located at these hotels; owned food and beverage operations, consisting of leasehold interests in the food and beverage operations located at Sanderson, in London, and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas; two joint venture hotels, consisting of Mondrian South Beach in Miami Beach and Mondrian SoHo in New York, comprising approximately 500 rooms and the Company's investment in the food and beverage venture at Mondrian South Beach in Miami Beach; seven managed hotels, consisting of Royalton and Morgans in New York, Shore Club in Miami Beach, Mondrian in Los Angeles, Sanderson, St Martins Lane, and Mondrian London in London, comprising approximately 1,550 rooms; the Company's licensed hotel, Delano Las Vegas, comprising 1,117 rooms and franchised hotel, 10 Karakoy, in Istanbul, comprising 71 rooms; 90% controlling interest in TLG Acquisition LLC which operates numerous food and beverage and nightclub venues primarily in Las Vegas pursuant to management agreements with MGM Resorts International; and the Company's investments in certain hotels under development and other proposed properties. The Company is subject to numerous United States and international laws, including laws governing employees in its hotels in such areas as minimum wage and maximum working hours, overtime, working conditions, hiring and firing employees and work permits.
Executives
Howard M Lorber director 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD, 10TH FLOOR, MIAMI FL 33137
Meredith L Deutsch officer: See Remarks C/O MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO., 475 TENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
Kenneth Edward Cruse director 903 CALLE AMANECER, SUITE 100, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92673
Martin L Edelman director C/O PAUL HASTINGS JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP, 75 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jonathan A Langer director C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Michael Jonathan Gross other: Former Chief Executive Officer 623 FIFTH AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Parag Vora director 870 SEVENTH AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Yucaipa American Funds, Llc 10 percent owner C/O THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES LLC, 9130 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90069
Ronald W Burkle director, 10 percent owner
Thomas L Harrison director
Michael D Malone director 2430 LEMON TREE LANE, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Yucaipa American Management, Llc 10 percent owner C/O THE YUCAIPA COMPANIES LLC, 9130 WEST SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES CA 90069
Jeffrey M Gault director MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO., 475 TENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
David T Hamamoto director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman C/O COLONY NORTHSTAR, INC., 515 S. FLOWER ST., 44TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Fred J Kleisner director, officer: CEO C/O MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO., 475 TENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018

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