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Isle of Capri Casinos (Isle of Capri Casinos) Interest Coverage : 1.45 (As of Jan. 2017)


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What is Isle of Capri Casinos 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. Isle of Capri Casinos's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2017 was $24 Mil. Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2017 was $-17 Mil. Isle of Capri Casinos's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2017 was 1.45. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ISLE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Travel & Leisure industry.
Industry Median: 5.13
* 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.


Isle of Capri Casinos Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Isle of Capri Casinos'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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Isle of Capri Casinos Interest Coverage Chart

Isle of Capri Casinos Annual Data
Trend Apr07 Apr08 Apr09 Apr10 Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Apr16
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.87 0.47 - 1.26 1.81

Isle of Capri Casinos Quarterly Data
Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15 Jan16 Apr16 Jul16 Oct16 Jan17
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.37 2.97 1.68 1.27 1.45

Competitive Comparison of Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Isle of Capri Casinos'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.


Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage falls into.



Isle of Capri Casinos 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.

Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2016, Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Expense was $-68 Mil. Its Operating Income was $123 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $923 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2016 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2016 )
=-1*123.147/-68.025
=1.81

Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2017, Isle of Capri Casinos's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $881 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2017 )
=-1*24.222/-16.65
=1.45

* 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.


Isle of Capri Casinos  (NAS:ISLE) 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 .


Isle of Capri Casinos Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Isle of Capri Casinos (Isle of Capri Casinos) Business Description

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Isle of Capri operates 13 casinos in the United States, in cities ranging from Lula, Miss., to Kansas City, Mo., three casinos in the United Kingdom, and one in the Bahamas. The firm's casinos are regionally or locally focused, aiming to offer a fun entertainment alternative. Founded in 1990 and based in St. Louis, the company employs about 8,500 people.
Executives
Quatmann Edmund L Jr officer: Chief Legal Officer 600 EMERSON ROAD, SUITE 300, ST. LOUIS MO 63141
Gregory J. Kozicz director 8800 PAGE AVENUE, ST.LOUIS MO 63114
Bonnie Biumi director RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC., 2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 200, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Lee S Wielansky director PAUL HASTINGS, 75 EAST 55TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Eric L Hausler officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, 1000 BOARDWALK, ATLANTIC CITY NJ 08401
Scott E Schubert director C/O SONUS NETWORKS, INC., 4 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, WESTFORD MA 01886
James Perry officer: Executive Chairman

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