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OAT (OATN) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Feb. 2012)


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What is OAT 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. OAT's Operating Income for the six months ended in Feb. 2012 was $-2.14 Mil. OAT's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Feb. 2012 was $0.00 Mil. OAT has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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


OATN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.24
* 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.


OAT Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for OAT'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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OAT Interest Coverage Chart

OAT Annual Data
Trend Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

OAT Semi-Annual Data
Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12
Interest Coverage No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of OAT's Interest Coverage

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, OAT'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.


OAT's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, OAT's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where OAT's Interest Coverage falls into.


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OAT 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.

OAT's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2012, OAT's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

OAT had no debt (1).

OAT's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Feb. 2012, OAT's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

OAT had no debt (1).

* 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.


OAT  (OTCPK:OATN) 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 .


OAT Interest Coverage Related Terms

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OAT Business Description

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Address
12106 Park Street, Cerritos, CA, USA, 90703
OAT Inc is engaged in the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Ventilation construction business. The Company's clientele is government sectors, military units, Air Force Base, and Marine Corps Base etc. It builds HVAC system package to control the usage time and temperature in each room using a computer utilizing the Direct Digital Control Program. The HVAC system is composed of Chiller, Cooling Tower, Chilled and Hot Water Pump, Hydronic Piping System, Custom Air Handler and VAV Box.
Executives
Eliot York director 32 BRACKENWOOD AVENUE, RICHMOND HILL A6 L4S 2P5
William B Kerr director 233 ROBINSON STREET, OAKVILLE A6 LGJ 425
Michel Emile Ghostine director C/O 277 LAKESHORE ROAD EAST, OAKVILLE A6 L6J 1H9
Carolyne Sing director, 10 percent owner, officer: CFO, Treasurer, Secretary 7839 - 17TH AVE, BURNABY A1 V3N 1M1
John H Gillespie officer: CEO & President C/O SILLENGER EXPLORATION CORP., 7837-17TH AVENUE, BURNABY A1 V3N 1M1

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