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Ecosphere Technologies (Ecosphere Technologies) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Ecosphere Technologies 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. Ecosphere Technologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $-0.77 Mil. Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $-0.49 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 Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ESPHQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.69
* 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.


Ecosphere Technologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ecosphere Technologies'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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Ecosphere Technologies Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ecosphere Technologies'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.


Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ecosphere Technologies 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.

Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016, Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Expense was $-1.13 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.81 Mil.

Ecosphere Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2017, Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Expense was $-0.49 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.90 Mil.

Ecosphere Technologies 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.


Ecosphere Technologies  (OTCPK:ESPHQ) 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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Ecosphere Technologies (Ecosphere Technologies) Business Description

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Address
3515 South East Lionel Terrace, Stuart, FL, USA, 34997
Ecosphere Technologies Inc is a property licensing company. It develops environmental solutions for global water, energy, industrial and agricultural markets. It increases production, reduces costs, and protect the environment through a portfolio of unique, patented technologies. Its patented technologies include technologies like Ozonix, the Ecos PowerCube and the Ecos GrowCube. Ecosphere's technologies and products are available through multiple brands and subsidiaries. Ecosphere is a single segmented company.
Executives
John P Brewster director, officer: CEO/President/Chairman 6106 TEZCUCO COURT, GONZALES LA 70737
Adrian Graham Goldfarb officer: Chief Financial Officer 7660 CENTURION PARKWAY, SUITE 100, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Joe M Allbaugh director PO BOX 684784, AUSTIN TX 78768-4784
William Arthur Owens director C/O CENTURYLINK, INC., 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203

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