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Ecosphere Technologies (Ecosphere Technologies) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2017)


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What is Ecosphere Technologies Financial Strength?

Ecosphere Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Ecosphere Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Ecosphere Technologies's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 67.93. As of today, Ecosphere Technologies's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Ecosphere Technologies's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ecosphere Technologies's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Ecosphere Technologies's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ecosphere Technologies's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ecosphere Technologies's Financial Strength falls into.



Ecosphere Technologies Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2017 was $-0.49 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2017 was $-0.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.90 Mil.

Ecosphere Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is

Ecosphere Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Ecosphere Technologies's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2017 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(8.342 + 0.897) / 0.136
=67.93

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Ecosphere Technologies has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Ecosphere Technologies  (OTCPK:ESPHQ) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Ecosphere Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Ecosphere Technologies (Ecosphere Technologies) Business Description

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Address
3515 South East Lionel Terrace, Stuart, FL, USA, 34997
Ecosphere Technologies Inc is a property licensing company. It develops environmental solutions for global water, energy, industrial and agricultural markets. It increases production, reduces costs, and protect the environment through a portfolio of unique, patented technologies. Its patented technologies include technologies like Ozonix, the Ecos PowerCube and the Ecos GrowCube. Ecosphere's technologies and products are available through multiple brands and subsidiaries. Ecosphere is a single segmented company.
Executives
John P Brewster director, officer: CEO/President/Chairman 6106 TEZCUCO COURT, GONZALES LA 70737
Adrian Graham Goldfarb officer: Chief Financial Officer 7660 CENTURION PARKWAY, SUITE 100, JACKSONVILLE FL 32256
Joe M Allbaugh director PO BOX 684784, AUSTIN TX 78768-4784
William Arthur Owens director C/O CENTURYLINK, INC., 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203

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