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Imagination Technologies Group (Imagination Technologies Group) Interest Coverage : 249.88 (As of Apr. 2017)


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What is Imagination Technologies Group 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. Imagination Technologies Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Apr. 2017 was $6.25 Mil. Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Apr. 2017 was $-0.03 Mil. Imagination Technologies Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 was 249.88. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

IMGTY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.42   Med: 89.72   Max: 844.92
Current: 1.42


IMGTY's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 19.22 vs IMGTY: 1.42

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


Imagination Technologies Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Imagination Technologies Group'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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Imagination Technologies Group Interest Coverage Chart

Imagination Technologies Group Annual Data
Trend Apr08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17
Interest Coverage
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Imagination Technologies Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar07 Sep07 Oct08 Apr09 Oct09 Apr10 Oct10 Apr11 Oct11 Apr12 Oct12 Apr13 Oct13 Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.96 - - 0.52 249.88

Competitive Comparison of Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Imagination Technologies Group'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.


Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Imagination Technologies Group 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.

Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2017, Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Expense was $-6.94 Mil. Its Operating Income was $9.86 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $57.19 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2017 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2017 )
=-1*9.856/-6.942
=1.42

Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Apr. 2017, Imagination Technologies Group's Interest Expense was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $57.19 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Apr. 2017 )
=-1*6.247/-0.025
=249.88

* 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.


Imagination Technologies Group  (OTCPK:IMGTY) 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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Imagination Technologies Group (Imagination Technologies Group) Business Description

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Imagination Technologies Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based company that is principally engaged in creating and licensing processor solutions, which consist of graphics, video and vision processing, general purpose and embedded processing, multistandard communications, cloud connectivity, and other solutions. The company's technology is applied in a broad range of markets, including mobile phones, mobile computing, home electronics, handheld multimedia, automotive, networking, wearables, and Internet of Things products. It has a worldwide network of licensees, including semiconductor manufacturers, network operators, and OEM/ODMs. It has a business presence in many countries, including China, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the U.K., and the United States.

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