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MNC Strategic Investments (LSE:MNCS) Interest Coverage : 198.50 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is MNC Strategic Investments 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. MNC Strategic Investments's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2014 was £1.19 Mil. MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2014 was £-0.01 Mil. MNC Strategic Investments's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 198.50. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LSE:MNCS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 43.63
* 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.


MNC Strategic Investments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for MNC Strategic Investments'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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MNC Strategic Investments Interest Coverage Chart

MNC Strategic Investments Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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MNC Strategic Investments Semi-Annual Data
Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.57 - - 198.50

Competitive Comparison of MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage

For the Asset Management subindustry, MNC Strategic Investments'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.


MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage falls into.



MNC Strategic Investments 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.

MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2014, MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Expense was £-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.39 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

MNC Strategic Investments did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2014, MNC Strategic Investments's Interest Expense was £-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was £1.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.37 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=-1*1.191/-0.006
=198.50

* 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.


MNC Strategic Investments  (LSE:MNCS) 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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MNC Strategic Investments (LSE:MNCS) Business Description

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MNC Strategic Investments PLC is an investment holding company incorporated in England and Wales on February 22, 2012. The Company's Investing Policy is to procure suitable acquisition and investment opportunities in quoted and unquoted businesses, or to invest in projects that are in the technology media and internet sectors. The Company has investment focus on Asia, including but not limited to Hong Kong, Singapore and China.

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