Lochard Energy Group (LSE:LHD) Interest Coverage : 1.61 (As of Dec. 2012)

Lochard Energy Group Interest Coverage Chart

Lochard Energy Group Annual Data
	Trend	Jun03	Jun04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12
Interest Coverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					11.87	-	-	-	-

Lochard Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
	Dec03	Jun04	Dec04	Jun05	Jun06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12
Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												-	N/A	-	N/A	1.61

Competitive Comparison of Lochard Energy Group's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Lochard Energy 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.

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

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

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

Lochard Energy 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Lochard Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2012, Lochard Energy Group's Interest Expense was £-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-8.98 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £3.30 Mil.

Lochard Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2012, Lochard Energy Group's Interest Expense was £-1.65 Mil. Its Operating Income was £2.65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

* 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.

Lochard Energy Group  (LSE:LHD) 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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