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eFleets (eFleets) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is eFleets 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. eFleets's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was $-1.06 Mil. eFleets's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was $-0.18 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 eFleets's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


EFLT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 7.745
* 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.


eFleets Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for eFleets'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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eFleets Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of eFleets's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, eFleets'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.


eFleets's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, eFleets's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



eFleets 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.

eFleets'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, eFleets's Interest Expense was $-0.35 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.97 Mil.

eFleets did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

eFleets's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2014, eFleets's Interest Expense was $-0.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.01 Mil.

eFleets 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.


eFleets  (GREY:EFLT) 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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eFleets (eFleets) Business Description

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7660 Pebble Drive, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76118
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eFleets Corp is focused on the design, development and manufacturing of an all-electric fleet vehicle for the essential services market. The company's all-electric vehicles are designed for use in traffic control/parking enforcement, security, small package delivery, military, maintenance, airport services, warehouses, and other comparable utility application. Its electric vehicles offer a zero-emission, high performance, low-maintenance and affordable alternative to specifically meet the needs of fleet vehicles in the essential services market. The company is focused on developing technology for its battery management and integrated drive system, which maximizes energy efficiency to satisfy the needs of its customers.

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