ENCR (Ener-Core) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 175.95% (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is Ener-Core Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Ener-Core ENCR -99.00% Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 175.95% as of Sep. 2018.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Ener-Core's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $14.12 Mil. Ener-Core's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $8.03 Mil. Therefore, Ener-Core's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 175.95%.


Ener-Core  (OTCPK:ENCR) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


Ener-Core Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Ener-Core Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Ener-Core Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Ener-Core Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 27.03 1,830.23 129.36 164.73 131.78

Ener-Core Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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 114.57 74.94 62.24 97.32 175.95

ENCR vs SENY, ESNC, CHGI: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.


Ener-Core Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.



Ener-Core Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Ener-Core's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -5.579/( (1.198+7.269)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -5.579/4.2335
=131.78 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.634 + 0.564
=1.198

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.012 + 7.257
=7.269

Ener-Core's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2018 )+Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2018 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -14.124/( (6.29+9.765)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -14.124/8.0275
=175.95 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2018 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.008 + 6.282
=6.29

Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2018 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.006 + 9.759
=9.765

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2018) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 175.95% mean?
Ener-Core (ENCR) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 175.95% as of Sep. 2018. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Ener-Core and its competitors.
Is Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Ener-Core's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 175.95%.
How does Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to SENY and ESNC?
Ener-Core's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 175.95% can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for an Industrial Products company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Ener-Core and its competitors. Ener-Core's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 175.95%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ener-Core stock overvalued right now?
Ener-Core (ENCR) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 175.95%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 175.95%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ener-Core (ENCR), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 175.95% as of Sep. 2018. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Ener-Core Business Description

Address 30100 Town Center Drive, Suite O-209, Laguna Niguel, CA, USA, 92677
Ener-Core Inc designs, develops, manufactures and has commercially deployed products based on technologies that generate base-load, clean power from polluting waste gases that are otherwise destroyed or vented into the atmosphere by a range of industries. Further, it also designs its technologies to provide power generation solutions with reduced air emissions. The company's Power Oxidation technology offers an alternative to traditional methods of destroying gaseous pollution by simultaneously enabling industrial facilities. Its technology involves the acceleration of a naturally occurring gas oxidation process by injecting hydrocarbon gases into a controlled, high temperature, high pressure, and oxygen-rich environment.