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BGSX.U (Build Acquisition) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Build Acquisition 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. Build Acquisition's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $-0.25 Mil. Build Acquisition's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. Build Acquisition has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Build Acquisition Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(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 Build Acquisition's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BGSX.U' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


BGSX.U's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: No Debt vs BGSX.U: No Debt

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


Build Acquisition Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Build Acquisition'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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Build Acquisition Interest Coverage Chart

Build Acquisition Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Build Acquisition's Interest Coverage

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Build Acquisition'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.


Build Acquisition's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Build Acquisition's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Build Acquisition 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.

Build Acquisition's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Build Acquisition's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Build Acquisition had no debt (1).

Build Acquisition's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2022, Build Acquisition's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Build Acquisition had no debt (1).

* 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.


Build Acquisition  (NYSE:BGSX.U) 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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Build Acquisition Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3500 Jefferson, Suite 303, Austin, TX, USA, 78731
Build Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
A Lanham Napier director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 701 W. CASTANO, SAN ANTONIO TX 78209
Natta Owen Van director 394 PACIFIC AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
James C. Weaver director C/O KB HOME, 10990 WILSHIRE BLVD., 7TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Zeynep Young director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 825 MAIN ST., SUITE 100, BUDA TX 78610
Tanner Cerand officer: See Remarks 3500 JEFFERSON STREET, STE 303, AUSTIN TX 78731
Build Acquisition Sponsor Llc 10 percent owner 3500 JEFFERSON STREET, STE 303, AUSTIN TX 78731
Noam Ohana director 16A AHAVAT TZION, TEL-AVIV L3 6215315

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