PCPZ (Leeward Group Holdings) Interest Coverage: 3.33 (As of Mar. 2011)


What is Leeward Group Holdings Interest Coverage?

Leeward Group Holdings PCPZ Interest Coverage is 3.33 as of Mar. 2011.

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. Leeward Group Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was $0.04 Mil. Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2011 was $-0.01 Mil. Leeward Group Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 was 3.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


PCPZ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 12.98
* 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.

Leeward Group Holdings  (OTCPK:PCPZ) 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 .

Leeward Group Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms

Leeward Group Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Leeward Group Holdings'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.

Leeward Group Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Leeward Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend May07 May08 May09 Dec10
Interest Coverage
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Leeward Group Holdings Quarterly Data
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PCPZ vs FPVD, VRME, BLPG: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Leeward Group Holdings'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.

Leeward Group Holdings Interest Coverage vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


Leeward Group Holdings 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.

Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010, Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.54 Mil.

Leeward Group Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2011, Leeward Group Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.53 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2011 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2011 )
=-1*0.04/-0.012
=3.33

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of 3.33 mean?
Leeward Group Holdings (PCPZ) has a Interest Coverage of 3.33 as of Mar. 2011. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Leeward Group Holdings and its competitors.
Is Leeward Group Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Leeward Group Holdings' current Interest Coverage is 3.33. The Business Services industry median Interest Coverage is 12.98. Leeward Group Holdings' value of 3.33 is 74.3% below this industry median.
How does Leeward Group Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to FPVD and VRME?
Leeward Group Holdings' Interest Coverage of 3.33 can be compared against companies in the Business Services industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 12.98. Leeward Group Holdings' value of 3.33 is 74.3% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Business Services company?
The median Interest Coverage among Business Services companies is 12.98, based on 812 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Leeward Group Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 3.33 is 74.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Leeward Group Holdings and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Interest Coverage is 12.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Leeward Group Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 3.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Leeward Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Leeward Group Holdings (PCPZ) has a current Interest Coverage of 3.33. The current Interest Coverage is 3.33 and 74.3% below the Business Services industry median of 12.98. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Leeward Group Holdings (PCPZ), the current Interest Coverage is 3.33 as of Mar. 2011. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Leeward Group Holdings Business Description

Address 65 S. Main Street, Suite A300, Pennington, NJ, USA, 08543
Leeward Group Holdings Inc is a development stage company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, is engaged in the establishment of a customer service oriented security firm specializing in uniformed guard services and private investigations services.