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Zion Oil & Gas (Zion Oil & Gas) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Zion Oil & Gas 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. Zion Oil & Gas's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.77 Mil. Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.01 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 Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ZNOG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.64
* 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.


Zion Oil & Gas Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zion Oil & Gas'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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Zion Oil & Gas Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Zion Oil & Gas'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.


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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage falls into.



Zion Oil & Gas 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.

Zion Oil & Gas'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, Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.82 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Zion Oil & Gas's interest coverage with the available data.

Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Zion Oil & Gas's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.71 Mil.

Zion Oil & Gas 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.


Zion Oil & Gas  (OTCPK:ZNOG) 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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Zion Oil & Gas (Zion Oil & Gas) Business Description

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Address
12655 North Central Expressway, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX, USA, 75243
Zion Oil & Gas Inc is the United States-based oil and gas exploration and production company. Zion currently holds one active petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the Megiddo-Jezreel License covering an area of approximately 99,000 acres.
Executives
Pandji Christiaan Putra director 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, 1000, DALLAS TX 75243
Starr Frank F Ii director 420 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Javier A Mazon director 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75231
Amotz Agnon director 9 HALAMISH STREET, CAESAREA L3 3088900
Gene Scammahorn director 3504 LAKEBLUFF WAY, PLANO TX 75093
Virginia Prodan director 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75243
John Seery director 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75243
Brad Dacus director 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75243
Sarah Caygill director 47 AVENUE BLANC, 7TH FLOOR, GENEVA V8 1202
Jeffrey Moskowitz director, officer: SVP of Israel Branch 9 HALAMISH STREET, CAESAREA L3 L3
Lee R Russell director 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75243
Croswell Michael B. Jr. officer: CFO 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, DALLAS TX 75243
Robert William Dunn director, officer: CEO 12655 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75243
William H Avery officer: Corp. Executive Vice President 9480 GATETRAIL, DALLAS TX 75238
Victor G Carrillo director, officer: President & COO 10520 GALSWORTHY LANE, AUSTIN TX 78739

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