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


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What is ESM 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. ESM Acquisition's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $-1.85 Mil. ESM Acquisition's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. ESM Acquisition has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

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


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


ESM Acquisition Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ESM 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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ESM Acquisition Interest Coverage Chart

ESM Acquisition Annual Data
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ESM Acquisition Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of ESM Acquisition's Interest Coverage

For the Shell Companies subindustry, ESM 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.


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

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

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



ESM 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.

ESM 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, ESM Acquisition's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

ESM Acquisition had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2022, ESM Acquisition's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

ESM 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.


ESM Acquisition  (NYSE:ESM.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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ESM Acquisition Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2229 San Felipe, Suite 1300, Houston, TX, USA, 77019
ESM Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
Thrasyvoulos Moraitis officer: Chief Investment Officer 2229 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1300, HOUSTON TX 77019
John T Raymond director, 10 percent owner THE ENERGY & MINERALS GROUP, 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4200, HOUSTON TX 77002
John G. Calvert director 2000 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1250, DALLAS TX 75201
Jeffrey A Ball officer: Chief Financial Officer 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4200, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael Lawrence Davis director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 100 BILL BAKER WAY, BECKLEY WV 25801
Joseph S. Norville director 4503 LAKESIDE DRIVE, COLLEYVILLE TX 76034
Brett A. Olsher director 21 LAUNCESTON PLACE, LONDON X0 W8 5RL
Michael Murray Gamson director 9015 SANDRINGHAM DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77024
John Carr director 6 UPPER CRANFORD CENTRE, MONTROSE, DUBLIN L2 D04 X6H0
Esm Sponsor, Lp 10 percent owner 2229 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1300, HOUSTON TX 77019