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SGLS (Signature Leisure) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2008)


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What is Signature Leisure 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. Signature Leisure's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $-0.10 Mil. Signature Leisure's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. Signature Leisure 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 Signature Leisure's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SGLS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 8.01
* 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.


Signature Leisure Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Signature Leisure'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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Signature Leisure Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Signature Leisure's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Signature Leisure'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.


Signature Leisure's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Signature Leisure's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Signature Leisure 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.

Signature Leisure's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007, Signature Leisure's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Signature Leisure had no debt (1).

Signature Leisure's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2008, Signature Leisure's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Signature Leisure 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.


Signature Leisure  (GREY:SGLS) 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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Signature Leisure Business Description

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Address
100 Candace Drive, Suite 100, Maitland, FL, USA, 32751
Website
Signature Leisure Inc's current business includes operations of Parker Productions, a modeling and event staffing business, E Cubed Technologies, an information technology services company and Signature Auto, an independent dealer in motor vehicles.

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