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Virgin Galactic Holdings (Virgin Galactic Holdings) Interest Coverage

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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. Virgin Galactic Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-109.87 Mil. Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.22 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 Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SPCE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 7.04
* 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.


Virgin Galactic Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virgin Galactic Holdings'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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Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Virgin Galactic Holdings'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.


Virgin Galactic Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Virgin Galactic Holdings 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.

Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Expense was $-12.87 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-527.11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $417.89 Mil.

Virgin Galactic Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Virgin Galactic Holdings's Interest Expense was $-3.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-109.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $417.89 Mil.

Virgin Galactic Holdings 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.


Virgin Galactic Holdings  (NYSE:SPCE) 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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Virgin Galactic Holdings (Virgin Galactic Holdings) Business Description

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Address
1700 Flight Way, Tustin, CA, USA, 92782
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc is a United States-based vertically integrated aerospace company pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals & researchers, and it also manufactures advanced air and space vehicles. Using its technologies, it is developing a spaceflight system designed to offer its customers a unique, multi-day, and transformative experience. This culminates in a spaceflight that includes views of Earth from space and several minutes of weightlessness that will launch from Spaceport America, New Mexico.
Executives
Arcangeli Henio R Jr director C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 1700 FLIGHT WAY, TUSTIN CA 92782
Diana S. Strandberg director 1700 FLIGHT WAY, TUSTIN CA 92782
Raymond E Mabus director C/O DANA INCORPORATED, 3939 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MAUMEE OH 43537
Aparna Chitale officer: See Remarks 1700 FLIGHT WAY, TUSTIN CA 92782
Sarah E Kim officer: See Remarks C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 1700 FLIGHT WAY, TUSTIN CA 92782
Douglas T Ahrens officer: See Remarks 215 MOFFETT PARK DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Michael A Colglazier director, officer: See Remarks C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 166 NORTH ROADRUNNER PARKWAY, SUITE 1C, LAS CRUCES NM 88011
Alistair Burns officer: See Remarks 1700 FLIGHT WAY, TUSTIN CA 92782
Michelle Kley officer: See Remarks C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 166 NORTH ROADRUNNER PARKWAY, SUITE 1C, LAS CRUCES NM 88011
Wanda A Sigur director C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 166 NORTH ROADRUNNER PARKWAY, SUITE 1C, LAS CRUCES NM 88011
Virgin Investments Ltd 10 percent owner LA MOTTE CHAMBERS, ST HELIER Y9 X0 JE1 1BJ
Craig S Kreeger director C/O VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS, INC., 166 NORTH ROADRUNNER PARKWAY 1C, LAS CRUCES NM 88011
Tina W Jonas director C/O PASSUR AEROSPACE, INC, ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 1900, STAMFORD CT 06901
Swaminathan B. Lyer officer: See Remarks 166 NORTH ROADRUNNER PARKWAY, SUITE 1C, LAS CRUCES NM 88011
Chamath Palihapitiya director, 10 percent owner THE SOCIAL-CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP, L.L.C., 506 SANTA CRUZ AVENUE, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025