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BOCN (Blue Ocean Acquisition) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Blue Ocean 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. Blue Ocean Acquisition's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.86 Mil. Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.02 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 Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BOCN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* 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.


Blue Ocean Acquisition Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Ocean 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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Blue Ocean Acquisition Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Coverage

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Blue Ocean 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.


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

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

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


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Blue Ocean 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.

Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Expense was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Blue Ocean Acquisition did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Blue Ocean Acquisition's Interest Expense was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.86 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Blue Ocean Acquisition 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.


Blue Ocean Acquisition  (NAS:BOCN) 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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Blue Ocean Acquisition Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Wisconsin Circle, 7th Floor, Chevy Chase, MD, USA, 20815
Blue Ocean Acquisition Corp is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Executives
Matt Lasov officer: Chief Financial Officer 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Richard Jr Leggett officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O RISKMETRICS GROUP, INC., 2099 GAITHER ROAD, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Apollo Management Holdings Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Apollo Capital Management Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Apollo Spac Fund I, L.p. 10 percent owner 27 HOSPITAL ROAD, GEORGE TOW E9 KY1-9008
Paul J Bascobert director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 20 W. KINZIE ST, SUITE 1600, CHICAGO IL 60610
Joel Motley director 6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY, CENTENNIAL CO 80112-3924
Norman Pearlstine director C/O TIME INC., 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281
Ankur Manglik director, officer: Chief Strategy Officer & CFO 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Marcus Brauchli director, officer: Chairman 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Sean Glodek director, officer: Vice President 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Matt Goldberg director 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Priscilla Han director 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Dale Mathias director 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Blue Ocean Sponsor Llc 10 percent owner 2 WISCONSIN CIRCLE, 7TH FLOOR, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815