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Northern Ocean (OSTO:NOLO) Interest Coverage : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Northern Ocean 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. Northern Ocean's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr1 Mil. Northern Ocean's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was kr-172 Mil. Northern Ocean's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.01. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


OSTO:NOLo's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.845
* 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.


Northern Ocean Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northern Ocean'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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Northern Ocean Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Northern Ocean's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Northern Ocean'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.


Northern Ocean's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Northern Ocean 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.

Northern Ocean's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Northern Ocean's Interest Expense was kr-632 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-115 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,788 Mil.

Northern Ocean did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Northern Ocean's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Northern Ocean's Interest Expense was kr-172 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr5,788 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1.481/-172.334
=0.01

* 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.


Northern Ocean  (OSTO:NOLo) 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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Northern Ocean Business Description

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Address
14 Par La Ville Road, Par La Ville Place, PO Box HM 1593, Hamilton, BMU, HM08
Northern Ocean Ltd is an international offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The company acquires and operates modern drilling assets and is engaged in offshore contract drilling in benign and harsh environments, including ultra-deep-water environments. It owns two semi-submersible rigs, Deepsea Mira and Deepsea Bollsta. The company earns revenue from Drilling, Mobilization and demobilization, Contract preparation and One-time reimbursed costs.

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