EVSP (Environmental Service Professionals) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 11.29% (As of Sep. 2009)

What is Environmental Service Professionals Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Environmental Service Professionals EVSP Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 11.29% as of Sep. 2009.

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. Environmental Service Professionals's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $0.59 Mil. Environmental Service Professionals's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was $5.21 Mil. Therefore, Environmental Service Professionals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 was 11.29%.

Environmental Service Professionals (OTCPK:EVSP) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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

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EVSP vs PRZM, NNUP, EXCC: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Environmental Service Professionals's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % data, can be viewed below:

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Environmental Service Professionals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Waste Management Industry

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Environmental Service Professionals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Environmental Service Professionals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (A: Dec. 2007 )	+	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2008 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * 0	/	( (3.771	+	4.899)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * 0	/	4.335
=	0.00 %

where

	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2007 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	1.244	+	2.527
=	3.771

	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2008 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	1.244	+	3.655
=	4.899

Environmental Service Professionals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2009 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2009 )	+	Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2009 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -0.588	/	( (5.058	+	5.362)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * -0.588	/	5.21
=	11.29 %

where

	Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2009 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	1.244	+	3.814
=	5.058

	Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2009 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	1.244	+	4.118
=	5.362

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. 2009) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

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What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 11.29% mean?

Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 11.29% as of Sep. 2009. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Environmental Service Professionals and its competitors.

Is Environmental Service Professionals' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?

Environmental Service Professionals' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 11.29%.

How does Environmental Service Professionals' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to PRZM and NNUP?

Environmental Service Professionals' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 11.29% can be compared against companies in the Waste Management 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 a Waste Management company?

A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Waste Management 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 Environmental Service Professionals and its competitors. Environmental Service Professionals's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 11.29%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is Environmental Service Professionals stock overvalued right now?

Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 11.29%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 11.29%. 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 Environmental Service Professionals (EVSP), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 11.29% as of Sep. 2009. 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.

Environmental Service Professionals Business Description

Industry Industrials Waste Management

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Address 810 N. Farrell Drive, Palm Springs, CA, USA, 92262

Website http://www.evsp.com

Environmental Service Professionals Inc is in the moisture inspection/indoor air quality industry. ESP owns and operates a comprehensive suite of businesses dealing with energy efficiency, environmental issues and resolving environmentally sensitive problems in both residential and commercial markets. ESP offers various inspection services that include energy/efficiency audits for home and commercial property, focused on indoor air quality inspections for toxins including mold, moisture intrusion, radon, lead, VOCís and other pollutants that have an acute and chronic negative impact on the indoor environment and occupant health.