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Noble (NE) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of . 20)


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What is Noble 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. Noble's Operating Income for the three months ended in . 20 was $0.0 Mil. Noble's Interest Expense for the three months ended in . 20 was $0.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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 Noble's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


NE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.72
* 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.


Noble Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Noble'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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Noble Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Noble's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Noble'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.


Noble's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Noble 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.

Noble's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in . 20, Noble's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Noble had no debt (1).

Noble's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in . 20, Noble's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Noble 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.


Noble  (NYSE:NE) 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 .


Noble Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Noble (NE) Business Description

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Address
13135 Dairy Ashford,, Suite 800, Sugar Land, TX, USA, 77478
Noble Corp is an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of 19 mobile offshore drilling units, consisting of 11 floaters and eight jackups focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high-specification jackup drilling opportunities. It operates in a single reportable segment, Contract Drilling Services.
Executives
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Laura D. Campbell officer: VP, CAO & Controller 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Richard B. Barker officer: Sr. VP & CFO 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Paul Aronzon director 13135 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Charles M Sledge director 1611 SCENIC MOUNTAIN COURT, KINGWOOD TX 77345
Blake Denton officer: VP, Marketing & Contracts 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Melanie Montague Trent director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 5450, HOUSTON TX 7056
Robert W. Eifler director, officer: President & CEO 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
William E Turcotte officer: Sr. VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec 1700 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Joey M Kawaja officer: VP, Operations 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Ann Darlene Pickard director 601 JEFFERSON STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Bartels Patrick J Jr director C/O WCI COMMUNITIES, INC., 24301 WALDEN CENTER DRIVE, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Al J. Hirshberg director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Kevin S Corbett director 13135 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, STE. 800, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Stephen M Butz officer: Executive VP & CFO C/O HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC., 9 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX 77046