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Alabama Aircraft Industries (Alabama Aircraft Industries) Interest Coverage : 0.43 (As of Dec. 2008)


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What is Alabama Aircraft Industries 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. Alabama Aircraft Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $0.08 Mil. Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $-0.19 Mil. Alabama Aircraft Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 was 0.43. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


AAIIQ's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Aerospace & Defense industry.
Industry Median: 7.18
* 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.


Alabama Aircraft Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alabama Aircraft Industries'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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Alabama Aircraft Industries Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Alabama Aircraft Industries'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.


Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



Alabama Aircraft Industries 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.

Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2008, Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Expense was $-0.78 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.00 Mil.

Alabama Aircraft Industries did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2008, Alabama Aircraft Industries's Interest Expense was $-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2008 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2008 )
=-1*0.083/-0.193
=0.43

* 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.


Alabama Aircraft Industries  (OTCPK:AAIIQ) 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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Alabama Aircraft Industries (Alabama Aircraft Industries) Business Description

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Address
1943 North 50th Street, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35212
Alabama Aircraft Industries Inc is an aerospace & defense company, which provides aircraft maintenance & modification services to the U.S. Government, including complete airframe inspection, maintenance, repair & custom airframe design & modification.
Executives
Hugh Steven Wilson director C/O TENNENBAUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 2951 28TH STREET, SUITE 1000, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael E Tennenbaum director C/O TENNENBAUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, 2951 28TH STREET, SUITE 1000, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Robert Eugene Joyal director 352 WARDNER ROAD, WEST WINDSOR VT 05089
Tennenbaum Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner 2951 28TH STREET, SUITE 1000, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Mark Holdsworth director 140 S. LAKE AVE., STE. 304, PASADENA CA 91101
Tennenbaum & Co Llc 10 percent owner 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, LOS ANGELES CA 90067-6100
Peter Thiel other: See Footnote (1) 9200 SUNSET BOULEVARD, SUITE 1110, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069

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