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Rowan (RDC) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2018)


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What is Rowan 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. Rowan's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $-100.6 Mil. Rowan's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $-39.7 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 Rowan's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


RDC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.74
* 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.


Rowan Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rowan'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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Rowan Interest Coverage Chart

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Rowan Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Rowan's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Rowan'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.


Rowan's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Rowan 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.

Rowan's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Rowan's Interest Expense was $-156.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-342.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,309.7 Mil.

Rowan did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Rowan's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2018, Rowan's Interest Expense was $-39.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-100.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,309.7 Mil.

Rowan 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.


Rowan  (NYSE:RDC) 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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Rowan (RDC) Business Description

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Address
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5450, Houston, TX, USA, 77056-6189
Rowan Companies has been drilling for oil and gas for 90 years, serving oil and gas companies globally. In 2011 and 2012, the firm entered the deep-water market with four new rig orders. Rowan now operates 29 offshore drilling units, which includes 25 jackup drilling units, and four ultra-deepwater drillships.
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