Examples of Fixed Charge Cover in a sentence
The ABL financial covenants are only measured under certain conditions, principally once utilisation of the facility goes through a predefined threshold i.e. 87.5% of the “Line Cap” (“Line Cap” is defined as the lesser of the total facility amount and the Borrowing Base), at which point the Fixed Charge Cover Ratio (“FCCR”) is measured and must be complied with.
The Company’s debt facility has three key covenants: the leverage ratio (Debt/EBITDA); the net worth ratio ((total assets – total liabilities) / total assets) and the Fixed Charge Cover ratio ((EBITDA + real property lease expenses)/(interest expense +real property lease expenses)).
The Senior Leverage Ratio is to be maintained at less than 3.5:1 through June 30, 2017 and thereafter reduced to a ratio of less than 3.0:1, while the Fixed Charge Cover Ratio is to be maintained at a ratio greater than 1.0:1 except for the quarter ending March 31, 2017 where a ratio greater than 0.9:1 will be permitted.
ZIM is required to have a certain Fixed Charge Cover ratio, which is defined as Consolidated EBITDAL to Fixed Charges.
The financial covenants in place include an EBITDA Interest Cover Ratio and a Fixed Charge Cover ratio.