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ZaZa Energy (ZaZa Energy) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is ZaZa Energy 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. ZaZa Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was $-4.69 Mil. ZaZa Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was $-4.10 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 ZaZa Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ZAZA'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.


ZaZa Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ZaZa Energy'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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ZaZa Energy Interest Coverage Chart

ZaZa Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Interest Coverage
3,259.00 - 8.66 - -

ZaZa Energy Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of ZaZa Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, ZaZa Energy'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.


ZaZa Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



ZaZa Energy 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.

ZaZa Energy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014, ZaZa Energy's Interest Expense was $-14.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-19.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $78.23 Mil.

ZaZa Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

ZaZa Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2015, ZaZa Energy's Interest Expense was $-4.10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $49.26 Mil.

ZaZa Energy 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.


ZaZa Energy  (GREY:ZAZA) 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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ZaZa Energy (ZaZa Energy) Business Description

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Address
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2800, Houston, TX, USA, 77010
ZaZa Energy Corp is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is focused on the exploration and production of unconventional and conventional oil and gas assets. It operates primarily through joint ventures in the Eagle Ford East trend in East Texas and the Eagle Ford trend in South Texas.

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