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Ocean Rig UDW (Ocean Rig UDW) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Ocean Rig UDW 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. Ocean Rig UDW's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-22.7 Mil. Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-6.0 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 Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ORIG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.59
* 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.


Ocean Rig UDW Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ocean Rig UDW'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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Ocean Rig UDW Interest Coverage Chart

Ocean Rig UDW Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.51 2.83 2.81 3.68 2.78

Ocean Rig UDW Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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Competitive Comparison of Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Ocean Rig UDW'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.


Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ocean Rig UDW 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.

Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Expense was $-186.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $517.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $450.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2017 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2017 )
=-1*517.832/-186.564
=2.78

Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2018, Ocean Rig UDW's Interest Expense was $-6.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-22.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $350.0 Mil.

Ocean Rig UDW 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.


Ocean Rig UDW  (NAS:ORIG) 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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Ocean Rig UDW (Ocean Rig UDW) Business Description

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Ocean Rig UDW Inc is an international offshore drilling contractor. It provides oilfield services for offshore oil and gas exploration, development and production drilling and specializing in the ultra-deepwater and harsh-environment segment of the offshore drilling industry. The company employs drilling units primarily on a day rate basis for periods of between two months and six years to drill wells for its customers, typically major oil companies, integrated oil and gas companies, state-owned national oil companies and independent oil and gas companies.

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