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PGS ASA (PGS ASA) Interest Coverage : 0.44 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is PGS ASA 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. PGS ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $11.7 Mil. PGS ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-26.4 Mil. PGS ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PGEJF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48   Med: 0.93   Max: 12.29
Current: 0.48


PGEJF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.44% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs PGEJF: 0.48

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


PGS ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for PGS ASA'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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PGS ASA Interest Coverage Chart

PGS ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.86 - - 0.93

PGS ASA Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 1.17 1.19 - 0.96 0.44

Competitive Comparison of PGS ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, PGS ASA'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.


PGS ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



PGS ASA 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.

PGS ASA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, PGS ASA's Interest Expense was $-110.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $102.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $714.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*102.2/-110.3
=0.93

PGS ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, PGS ASA's Interest Expense was $-26.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $11.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $683.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*11.7/-26.4
=0.44

* 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.


PGS ASA  (OTCPK:PGEJF) 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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PGS ASA (PGS ASA) Business Description

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Address
Lilleakerveien 4C, Oslo, NOR, 0283
PGS ASA provides images and 3D models of the subsurface beneath the ocean floor. Oil-market participants use PGS services to find oil and gas reserves. The company's complete line of products includes seismic, electromagnetic, and reservoir services, including acquisition, imaging, interpretation, and field evaluation. The majority of revenue is derived from the multiclient segment where it initiates and manages seismic surveys, which PGS acquires, processes, markets, and sells to multiple customers on a nonexclusive basis. Products and services are offered in offshore markets around the world. Geographically, the majority is derived from Norway.

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