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Premier Veterinary Group (AQSE:PVG.GB) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2020)


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What is Premier Veterinary Group 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. Premier Veterinary Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2020 was £-0.84 Mil. Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2020 was £-0.35 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


AQSE:PVG.GB's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Personal Services industry.
Industry Median: 10.5
* 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.


Premier Veterinary Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Premier Veterinary Group'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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Premier Veterinary Group Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage

For the Personal Services subindustry, Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage falls into.



Premier Veterinary Group 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.

Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2019, Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Expense was £-0.39 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-2.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £3.85 Mil.

Premier Veterinary Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2020, Premier Veterinary Group's Interest Expense was £-0.35 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.84 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £4.45 Mil.

Premier Veterinary Group 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.


Premier Veterinary Group  (AQSE:PVG.GB) 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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Premier Veterinary Group (AQSE:PVG.GB) Business Description

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Address
Bond Street, New Bond House, Bristol, GBR, BS2 9AG
Premier Veterinary Group PLC is a non-medical service provides mainly to veterinary centers. The company business operates in the veterinary industry and mainly provides support services for day to day running of veterinary centers. The company business is organized into three geographical regions: Premier Pet Care Plan (PPCP) the United Kingdom, PPCP Europe (including the Republic of Ireland), and PPCP US. Most of its revenues are generated from the Premier Pet Care Plan - UK.

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