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Cache (CACH) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Cache 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. Cache's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-11.5 Mil. Cache's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.1 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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 Cache's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CACH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.755
* 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.


Cache Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cache'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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Cache Interest Coverage Chart

Cache Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Interest Coverage
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Cache Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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Competitive Comparison of Cache's Interest Coverage

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Cache'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.


Cache's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cache's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cache 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.

Cache's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, Cache's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-23.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Cache had no debt (1).

Cache's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2014, Cache's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-11.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Cache 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.


Cache  (OTCPK:CACH) 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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Cache (CACH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
256 West 38th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Cache Inc is a nationwide, mall and Web-based specialty retailer of lifestyle sportswear and dresses targeting style-conscious women. The company's merchandise offerings include evening wear, casual and daytime sportswear, which encompasses a range of tops, bottoms, dresses, and accessories, all of which are sold under its Cache brand. The company operates its stores, primarily situated in central locations in high traffic, upscale malls. Its main activity includes designing and marketing of three categories of merchandise: Sportswear, Dresses, and Accessories. Sportswear consists of related tops and bottoms, dresses range from shorter lengths for day-time, cocktail, as well as day-into-evening wear to special occasion long dresses.
Executives
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas E Lynch 10 percent owner 382 GREENWICH AVE, SUITE ONE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Scott Scharfman 10 percent owner 382 GREENWICH AVE, SUITE ONE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jay Margolis director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT, LP, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael F Price director, 10 percent owner C/O MFP INVESTORS LLC, 909 THIRD AVE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mfp Partners Lp 10 percent owner 909 THIRD AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, New York NY 10022
Mfp Investors Llc 10 percent owner 909 THIRD AVE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Charles Hinkaty director
Donna James officer: VP - Store Operations ONE MIRANOVA PLACE, SUITE 1040, COLUMBUS OH 43215

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