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Blackrock Hedge Selector (LSE:BHUE) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Blackrock Hedge Selector 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. Blackrock Hedge Selector's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was £-0.14 Mil. Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2014 was £0.00 Mil. Blackrock Hedge Selector 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 Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BHUE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


LSE:BHUE's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the industry.
Industry Median: vs LSE:BHUE: No Debt

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Blackrock Hedge Selector Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blackrock Hedge Selector'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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Blackrock Hedge Selector Interest Coverage Chart

Blackrock Hedge Selector Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Blackrock Hedge Selector Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage

For the subindustry, Blackrock Hedge Selector'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.


Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industry

For the industry and sector, Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage falls into.



Blackrock Hedge Selector 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.

Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, Blackrock Hedge Selector'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.

Blackrock Hedge Selector had no debt (1).

Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2014, Blackrock Hedge Selector's Interest Expense was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

Blackrock Hedge Selector 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.


Blackrock Hedge Selector  (LSE:BHUE) 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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Blackrock Hedge Selector (LSE:BHUE) Business Description

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BlackRock Hedge Selector Ltd is a closed-ended investment company incorporated in Jersey on 17 August 2009. This fund was launched on 28 September 2009, initially offering two share classes; the UK Emerging Companies Shares, which invest directly into the BlackRock UK Emerging Companies Hedge Fund and the Cash Fund Shares, which invest directly into the BlackRock Institutional Sterling Liquidity Fund. The investment objective of the Hedge Fund is to seek to maximise total returns by investing in mid and small cap UK equities, whilst limiting correlation with the UK equity market. The investment objective of the Liquidity Fund is to maximise current income consistent with preservation of principal and liquidity by the maintenance of a portfolio of high quality short-term "money market" instruments.

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