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Wescan Energy (Wescan Energy) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wescan Energy 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. Wescan Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.02 Mil. Wescan Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Wescan Energy has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Wescan Energy Corps earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

(1) 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.

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

GPIPF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.56   Med: 7089   Max: 7089
Current: 0.56


GPIPF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.8% of 762 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.74 vs GPIPF: 0.56

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


Wescan Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wescan Energy'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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Wescan Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Wescan Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Wescan Energy Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Wescan Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Wescan Energy'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.


Wescan Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Wescan Energy 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.

Wescan Energy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Wescan Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Wescan Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Wescan Energy's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Wescan Energy had no debt (1).

* 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.


Wescan Energy  (OTCPK:GPIPF) 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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Wescan Energy (Wescan Energy) Business Description

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Address
520 - 5th Avenue SW, Suite 2500, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3R5
Wescan Energy Corp is in the business of oil and gas exploration, development and production with oil and gas operations and property interests in Alberta, Canada and Texas, U.S.A. It operates in a single reporting segment which is Oil and Gas Exploration and Production.

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