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The Pegasus (The Pegasus) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Sep. 2006)


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What is The Pegasus 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. The Pegasus's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $-9.08 Mil. The Pegasus's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2006 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


PEGX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.54
* 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.


The Pegasus Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Pegasus'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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The Pegasus Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of The Pegasus's Interest Coverage

For the Broadcasting subindustry, The Pegasus'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.


The Pegasus's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Pegasus's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Pegasus 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.

The Pegasus's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2005, The Pegasus's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-29.26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.90 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate The Pegasus's interest coverage with the available data.

The Pegasus's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2006 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2006, The Pegasus's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-9.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.62 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate The Pegasus's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


The Pegasus  (OTCPK:PEGX) 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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The Pegasus (The Pegasus) Business Description

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Address
225 City Line Avenue, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, PA, USA, 19004
The Pegasus Companies Inc is the holding company for a variety of satellite and media companies. The company previously operated as an independent provider of DIRECTV to more than 1.1 million subscribers but went into bankruptcy following the termination of the relationship. The company primarily owns and operates six broadcast TV stations and operates three others. These stations serve markets in Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Maine.
Executives
Peninsula Investment Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Peninsula Capital Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 404B EAST MAIN STREET, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
James Mcentee director CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2870
Ronald B Stark officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Par Capital Management Inc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, FL 48, BOSTON MA 02116
Pegasus Capital Llc 10 percent owner C/O PEGASUS CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P., 750 EAST MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, STAMFORD CT 06902

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