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Gores Holdings IV (Gores Holdings IV) Interest Coverage : 17.15 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Gores Holdings IV 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. Gores Holdings IV's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $908.58 Mil. Gores Holdings IV's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-52.99 Mil. Gores Holdings IV's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 17.15. 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 Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GHIVU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.02   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 17.02


GHIVU's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 19.635 vs GHIVU: 17.02

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


Gores Holdings IV Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gores Holdings IV'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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Gores Holdings IV Interest Coverage Chart

Gores Holdings IV Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt

Gores Holdings IV Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial - No Debt No Debt No Debt 17.15

Competitive Comparison of Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Gores Holdings IV'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.


Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage falls into.



Gores Holdings IV 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.

Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Gores Holdings IV's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Gores Holdings IV had no debt (1).

Gores Holdings IV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, Gores Holdings IV's Interest Expense was $-52.99 Mil. Its Operating Income was $908.58 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $969.36 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*908.577/-52.99
=17.15

* 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.


Gores Holdings IV  (NAS:GHIVU) 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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Gores Holdings IV (Gores Holdings IV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
585 South Boulevard E, Pontiac, MI, USA, 48341
UWM Holdings Corp operates as a residential mortgage lender and the wholesale mortgage lender. The company provides independent mortgage advisors across the states and the district of Columbia. The firm also offers training, technology, marketing support, and more to help the entrepreneurial partners.
Executives
Alec E Gores director, 10 percent owner 10877 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 18TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Aeg Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 6260 LOOKOUT RD., BOULDER CO 80301
Gores Sponsor Iv Llc director, 10 percent owner 9800 WILSHIRE BLVD., BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Jeffrey Gene Rea director C/O STOCK BUILDING SUPPLY HOLDINGS, INC., 8020 ARCO CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 400, RALEIGH NC 27617
Mark Stone officer: Chief Executive Officer 10877 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 18TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Andrew Mcbride officer: CFO & Secretary 9800 WILSHIRE BLVD., BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Patton William B Jr director
Randy Bort director 1150 N. ALMA SCHOOL ROAD, MESA AZ 85201

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