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Performance Shipping (Performance Shipping) Interest Coverage : 12.34 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Performance Shipping 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. Performance Shipping's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.6 Mil. Performance Shipping's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.9 Mil. Performance Shipping's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.34. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PSHG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68   Med: 4.79   Max: No Debt
Current: 7.05


PSHG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
57.46% of 818 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.395 vs PSHG: 7.05

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


Performance Shipping Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Performance Shipping'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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Performance Shipping Interest Coverage Chart

Performance Shipping 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 - 2.52 - 8.77 7.05

Performance Shipping Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 12.60 5.67 8.67 5.30 12.34

Competitive Comparison of Performance Shipping's Interest Coverage

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Performance Shipping'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.


Performance Shipping's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Performance Shipping's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Performance Shipping's Interest Coverage falls into.



Performance Shipping 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.

Performance Shipping'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, Performance Shipping's Interest Expense was $-8.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $59.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $47.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*59.916/-8.499
=7.05

Performance Shipping's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Performance Shipping's Interest Expense was $-0.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $47.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.579/-0.857
=12.34

* 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.


Performance Shipping  (NAS:PSHG) 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 .


Performance Shipping Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Performance Shipping (Performance Shipping) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
373 Syngrou Avenue, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, Athens, GRC, 175 64
Performance Shipping Inc is a provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of tanker vessels. The company's vessels are employed on time charters with liner companies carrying containerized cargo along various shipping routes. It owns and operates eight Aframax tanker vessels.
Executives
Gyllenhammar Ab Peter 10 percent owner LINNEGATAN 18, STOCKHOLM V7 11447

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