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SEVAP.PFD (Sevcon) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2017)


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What is Sevcon 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. Sevcon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-3.29 Mil. Sevcon's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $-0.22 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SEVAP.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 19.24
* 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.


Sevcon Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sevcon'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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Sevcon Interest Coverage Chart

Sevcon Annual Data
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Sevcon Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Sevcon's Interest Coverage

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Sevcon'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.


Sevcon's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Sevcon's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sevcon 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.

Sevcon's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016, Sevcon's Interest Expense was $-0.42 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17.07 Mil.

Sevcon did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sevcon's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2017, Sevcon's Interest Expense was $-0.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.64 Mil.

Sevcon did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Sevcon  (OTCPK:SEVAP.PFD) 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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Sevcon Business Description

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Sevcon Inc through its wholly-owned subsidiaries is engaged in designing and selling, under the Sevcon name, motor controls for zero emission electric and hybrid vehicles.
Executives
Bassi Holding S.r.l. 10 percent owner VIA MENSA 3/2, S. MARIA IN FABRIAGO, LUGO (RA) L6 48022
Andrea Bassi 10 percent owner, officer: General Manager, Bassi S.r.l VIA MENSA, 3/2 S MARIA IN FABRIAGO, LUGO RA L6 48022
David Sidlow officer: Managing Director, Sevcon Ltd KINGSWAY SOUTH, GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR X0 NE11 0QA
Meson Constructive Capital Lp 10 percent owner 12 ARANA CIRCLE, SAUSALITO CA 94965
Matthew Goldfarb director C/O DIEBOLD NIXDORF, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR ROAD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Ryan J. Morris director 531 E. STATE ST., ITHACA NY 14850
Glenn Angiolillo director C/O NYMAGIC INC, 919 THIRD AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Walter Milton Schenker director 1130 ROUTE 46, SUITE 22, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Frederick A Wang director 155 NORTHBORO ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH MA 01772
William J Ketelhut director C/O ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES INC, 2956 WATERVIEW DR, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48309
Paul Neil Farquhar officer: Vice President and Treasurer 3 DUXBURY PARK, FATFIELD, WASHINGTON X0 NE38 8BJ
Marvin G Schorr director NINE HAMPSHIRE STREET, MANSFIELD MA 02048-9171
Bernard F Start director
Paul B Rosenberg director
Paul O Stump director C/O TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC., 155 NORTHBORO ROAD, SOUTHBOROUGH MA 01772