Ergo Science (Ergo Science) Interest Coverage : No Debt ⁽¹⁾ (As of Sep. 2006)

Ergo Science Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Ergo Science's Interest Coverage

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Ergo Science'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.

Ergo Science's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ergo Science's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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

Ergo Science 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Ergo Science's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005, Ergo Science's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Ergo Science's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2006, Ergo Science's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

* 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.

Ergo Science  (GREY:ERGN) 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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