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Delta Oil & Gas (Delta Oil & Gas) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Delta Oil & Gas 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. Delta Oil & Gas's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.12 Mil. Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.01 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 Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


DLTA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.575
* 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.


Delta Oil & Gas Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delta Oil & Gas'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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Delta Oil & Gas Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Delta Oil & Gas'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.


Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage falls into.



Delta Oil & Gas 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.

Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Delta Oil & Gas did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2014, Delta Oil & Gas's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Delta Oil & Gas 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.


Delta Oil & Gas  (GREY:DLTA) 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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Delta Oil & Gas (Delta Oil & Gas) Business Description

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700 West Pender Street, Suite 604, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1G8
Delta Oil & Gas Inc is a part of the energy sector. It is an independent natural gas and oil company engaged in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and oil properties in the United States and Canada. The Company seeks to acquire and develop properties with undeveloped reserves that are economically attractive to it. Its properties include Texas Prospect, Premont Northwest Field, and King City.

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