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FPWM (Charlestowne Premium Beverages) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Apr. 2007)


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What is Charlestowne Premium Beverages 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. Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Operating Income for the three months ended in Apr. 2007 was $-0.48 Mil. Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2007 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


FPWM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 9.605
* 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.


Charlestowne Premium Beverages Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charlestowne Premium Beverages'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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Charlestowne Premium Beverages Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Charlestowne Premium Beverages'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.


Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Charlestowne Premium Beverages 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.

Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2006 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2006, Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.19 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Charlestowne Premium Beverages's interest coverage with the available data.

Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2007 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Apr. 2007, Charlestowne Premium Beverages's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.00 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Charlestowne Premium Beverages's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Charlestowne Premium Beverages  (OTCPK:FPWM) 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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Charlestowne Premium Beverages Business Description

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2831 Street Rose Parkway, Suite 200-240, Henderson, NV, USA, 89052
Charlestowne Premium Beverages Inc a beverage company that develops, produces, markets and distributes lifestyle beverages, based on a model developed by CPS. It manages its beverage portfolio and is developing new technologies to expand CBD infusions across the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage sectors. PAPA Vodka is a CBD-infused vodka and the company's flagship product. The company's portfolio also includes other whiskeys and vodka. It combines various spirits expertise and grows in the CBD infused space and traditional alcoholic branded beverage market entrance experience. Revenue is earned from the sales of distilled spirits consulting.

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