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ENGC (ENGlobal) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is ENGlobal 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. ENGlobal's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.42 Mil. ENGlobal's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.06 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 ENGlobal's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ENGC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.22
* 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.


ENGlobal Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ENGlobal'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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ENGlobal Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of ENGlobal's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, ENGlobal'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.


ENGlobal's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, ENGlobal's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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ENGlobal 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.

ENGlobal'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, ENGlobal's Interest Expense was $-0.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-14.89 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.31 Mil.

ENGlobal did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, ENGlobal's Interest Expense was $-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.57 Mil.

ENGlobal 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.


ENGlobal  (OTCPK:ENGC) 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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ENGlobal Business Description

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Address
11740 Katy Freeway, Energy Tower 3, 11th floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
ENGlobal Corp engages in providing engineering and professional services to the energy industry. The company operates through two segments Commercial and Government Services. The Commercial segment derives revenue on contracts from time-and-material fees charged for professional and technical services. The Government segment provides services related to the design, integration and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automated data gathering systems, information technology and the maintenance of these systems to the U.S. Government globally.
Executives
Margaret Kash Lassarat director 5624 THUNDERBIRD CT, GRANBURY TX 76049
Lloyd G. Kirchner director 10218 PINE FOREST RD., HOUSTON TX 77042
Christopher D. Sorrells director REG NEWCO, INC., 416 S. BELL AVENUE, AMES IA 50010
David W Gent director
Kevin M Palma director 5318 MORNINGSIDE AVE., DALLAS TX 75206
Darren Wayne Spriggs officer: CFO 654 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Roger Goran Westerlind officer: President 654 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Robert Bruce Williams officer: Sr. VP, Midwest/Southwest Ops 654 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, STE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
William A Coskey director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 11740 KATY FWY., SUITE 1100, HOUSTON TX 77079
John L Kratzert officer: Senior V P, Automation 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
John Michael Harrison officer: Sr. VP, Business Development 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY E., SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Mark Allen Hess officer: Chief Financial Officer 654 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, STE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Robert Calvin Smith officer: Sr. VP, Gulf Coast Operations 654 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, STE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060
Rochelle D Leedy officer: Executive Vice President ENGLOBAL CORPORATION, 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060-5914
Timothy Patrick Rennie officer: Exec VP, Eng & Construction 654 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77060

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