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First Ship Lease Trust (First Ship Lease Trust) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Ship Lease Trust 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. First Ship Lease Trust's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FSLUF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.1   Med: 2.41   Max: 9.48
Current: 9.48


FSLUF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
56.98% of 795 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.3 vs FSLUF: 9.48

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


First Ship Lease Trust Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Ship Lease Trust'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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First Ship Lease Trust Interest Coverage Chart

First Ship Lease Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.62 6.62 1.62 6.73 3.12

First Ship Lease Trust Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1.68 13.32 5.52 N/A N/A

Competitive Comparison of First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Coverage

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, First Ship Lease Trust'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.


First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Coverage falls into.



First Ship Lease Trust 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.

First Ship Lease Trust'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, First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Expense was $-1.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.66 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3.456/-1.109
=3.12

First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, First Ship Lease Trust's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.66 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate First Ship Lease Trust's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


First Ship Lease Trust  (OTCPK:FSLUF) 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 .


First Ship Lease Trust Interest Coverage Related Terms

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First Ship Lease Trust (First Ship Lease Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7 Temasek Boulevard, No.12-10 Suntec Tower One, Singapore, SGP, 038987
First Ship Lease Trust or FSL is a Singapore-based firm engaged in the shipping business. The Group has one segment that is only involved in the leasing and chartering of vessels which is carried out in international waters. Bareboat Charter's lease income relates to lease income derived from operating leases which accounts for the majority of its revenues through its operations in Europe and Asia. Geographically, it operates in Asia, Europe, and North America, the majority is from North America.

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