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Gobi Acquisition (Gobi Acquisition) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2022)


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What is Gobi 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. Gobi Acquisition's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-0.35 Mil. Gobi Acquisition's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. Gobi 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 Gobi Acquisition's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GOBI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* 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.


Gobi Acquisition Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gobi 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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Gobi Acquisition Interest Coverage Chart

Gobi Acquisition Annual Data
Trend Dec21
Interest Coverage
No Debt

Gobi Acquisition Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
Interest Coverage No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Gobi Acquisition's Interest Coverage

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Gobi 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.


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

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

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



Gobi 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.

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

Gobi Acquisition had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2022, Gobi Acquisition's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Gobi 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.


Gobi Acquisition  (NAS:GOBI) 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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Gobi Acquisition (Gobi Acquisition) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 Queen's Road East, 33rd Floor, Three Pacific Place, Hong Kong, HKG
Website
Gobi Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.
Executives
Jane Su director C/O GOBI ACQUISITION - 1 QUEEN'S ROAD E., 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE, HONG KONG K3 00000
Daniel A Carroll director C/O GOBI ACQUISITION - 1 QUEEN'S ROAD E. 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 00000
Pag Investment, Llc 10 percent owner 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 00000
Jack Zheng Li director, officer: CEO and CFO 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 000000
Thaddeus Beczak director 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 000000
Pag Capital Ii Ltd 10 percent owner 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 000000
Pag Ltd 10 percent owner 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 000000
Pag Investment Lp 10 percent owner 1 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST 33/F, THREE PACIFIC PLACE HONG KONG K3 000000

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