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Salamander Energy (FRA:SA9) Interest Coverage : 6.43 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Salamander Energy 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. Salamander Energy's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was €62.3 Mil. Salamander Energy's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was €-9.7 Mil. Salamander Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 6.43. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Salamander Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SA9' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 6.74
Current: 6.74


FRA:SA9's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.88 vs FRA:SA9: 6.74

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Salamander Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salamander Energy'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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Salamander Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Salamander Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 4.58 - 11.68 3.74 4.63

Salamander Energy Semi-Annual Data
Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.88 3.61 1.57 7.23 6.43

Competitive Comparison of Salamander Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Salamander Energy'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.


Salamander Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Salamander Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Salamander Energy 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.

Salamander Energy'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, Salamander Energy's Interest Expense was €-11.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was €54.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €366.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2013 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2013 )
=-1*54.076/-11.689
=4.63

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2014, Salamander Energy's Interest Expense was €-9.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was €62.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €271.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2014 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=-1*62.25/-9.685
=6.43

* 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.


Salamander Energy  (FRA:SA9) 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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Salamander Energy Business Description

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Salamander Energy PLC is incorporated on September 13, 2006. The Company is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company currently operates only in the United Kingdom and its activities comprise one class of business, being that of a holding company for the Group. The Company operates as an oil and gas exploration, development and production company focused on building a portfolio of assets in Southeast Asia. The Company's geographical segments are Thailand, Indonesia and Other.

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