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Great Eastern Energy (LSE:GEEC) Interest Coverage : 2.99 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Great Eastern 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. Great Eastern Energy's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was £5.67 Mil. Great Eastern Energy's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was £-1.89 Mil. Great Eastern Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 2.99. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd interest coverage is 2.1, which is low.

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

LSE:GEEC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.83   Med: 1.69   Max: 5.22
Current: 2.1


LSE:GEEC's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.655 vs LSE:GEEC: 2.10

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


Great Eastern Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Great Eastern 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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Great Eastern Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Great Eastern Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.30 1.81 1.27 1.26 2.13

Great Eastern Energy Semi-Annual Data
Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
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 1.35 1.60 0.87 1.28 2.99

Competitive Comparison of Great Eastern Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Great Eastern 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.


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

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

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



Great Eastern 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.

Great Eastern Energy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Great Eastern Energy's Interest Expense was £-3.80 Mil. Its Operating Income was £8.11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £30.45 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*8.107/-3.801
=2.13

Great Eastern Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2023, Great Eastern Energy's Interest Expense was £-1.89 Mil. Its Operating Income was £5.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £30.45 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*5.665/-1.894
=2.99

* 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.


Great Eastern Energy  (LSE:GEEC) 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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Great Eastern Energy (LSE:GEEC) Business Description

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National Highway 8, Signature Towers - A, 14th Floor, South City, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122001
Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd is a fully integrated, Indian Coal Bed Methane (CBM) company. It is engaged in exploring, developing, distributing, and marketing CBM gas in India. The company has CBM blocks located at Raniganj (South), West Bengal and in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu. It is involved in the extraction and sale of CBM /compressed natural gas (CNG) gas in India. The company also holds a petroleum exploration license with Tamil Nadu Government.

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