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Goldsands Development Co (Goldsands Development Co) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2011)


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What is Goldsands Development Co 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. Goldsands Development Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 was $-0.59 Mil. Goldsands Development Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2011 was $-0.07 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 Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GSDC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining 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.


Goldsands Development Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Goldsands Development Co'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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Goldsands Development Co Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Goldsands Development Co'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.


Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Goldsands Development Co 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.

Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010, Goldsands Development Co's Interest Expense was $-2.10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.57 Mil.

Goldsands Development Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Goldsands Development Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2011 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2011, Goldsands Development Co's Interest Expense was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.40 Mil.

Goldsands Development Co 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.


Goldsands Development Co  (OTCPK:GSDC) 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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Goldsands Development Co (Goldsands Development Co) Business Description

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Address
Calle Juan Fanning 219, Miraflores, Lima, PER
Goldsands Development Co is a US based company engages in the exploration and development of gold deposits in Peru.

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