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Omega Protein (Omega Protein) Interest Coverage : 14.10 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Omega Protein 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. Omega Protein's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.7 Mil. Omega Protein's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $-0.0 Mil. Omega Protein's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 14.10. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Omega Protein's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


OME's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.44
* 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.


Omega Protein Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Omega Protein'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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Omega Protein Interest Coverage Chart

Omega Protein Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Interest Coverage
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Omega Protein Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 203.73 296.04 121.01 167.31 14.10

Competitive Comparison of Omega Protein's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Omega Protein'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.


Omega Protein's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Omega Protein's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Omega Protein 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.

Omega Protein's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016, Omega Protein's Interest Expense was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $53.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2016 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2016 )
=-1*53.612/-0.414
=129.50

Omega Protein's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2017, Omega Protein's Interest Expense was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2017 )
=-1*0.691/-0.049
=14.10

* 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.


Omega Protein  (NYSE:OME) 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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Omega Protein (Omega Protein) Business Description

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Omega Protein Corp is a nutritional ingredient company. It develops, produces and delivers healthy products throughout the world to improve nutritional integrity of foods, dietary supplements and animal feeds.
Executives
Celeste A. Clark director C/O ADVANCEPIERRE FOODS HOLDINGS, INC., 9987 CARVER ROAD, BLUE ASH OH 45242
David H Clarke director 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE SUITE 1108, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Michael Christodolou director 2707 N 108TH STREET 102, C/O LINDSAY INTERNATIONAL, OMAHA NE 68164
Mark A Livingston officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2105 CITY WEST BLVD., SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77042
Andrew Johannesen officer: Executive VP and CFO 2105 CITY WEST BLVD., SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77042
Nicodemus Harry O Iv director 5051 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 725, HOUSTON TX 77056
Marxe Austin W & Greenhouse David M 10 percent owner C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Harbinger Group Inc. 10 percent owner 3001 DEMING WAY, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Leonard Disalvo director 100 MERIDIAN CENTRE, SUITE 350, ROCHESTER NY 14614

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