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Canaf Investments (TSXV:CAF) Interest Coverage : 160.33 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Canaf Investments 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. Canaf Investments's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$0.48 Mil. Canaf Investments's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$-0.00 Mil. Canaf Investments's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 160.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Canaf Investments Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

TSXV:CAF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.11   Med: 39.49   Max: 216
Current: 215.79


TSXV:CAF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
93.35% of 466 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.995 vs TSXV:CAF: 215.79

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


Canaf Investments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canaf Investments'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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Canaf Investments Interest Coverage Chart

Canaf Investments Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.55 63.22 164.63 39.49 216.00

Canaf Investments Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 161.33 230.33 190.00 272.25 160.33

Competitive Comparison of Canaf Investments's Interest Coverage

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Canaf Investments'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.


Canaf Investments's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Canaf Investments's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canaf Investments 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.

Canaf Investments's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023, Canaf Investments's Interest Expense was C$-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$3.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.03 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*3.024/-0.014
=216.00

Canaf Investments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Canaf Investments's Interest Expense was C$-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$0.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.02 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*0.481/-0.003
=160.33

* 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.


Canaf Investments  (TSXV:CAF) 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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Canaf Investments (TSXV:CAF) Business Description

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Address
1111 Melville Street, Suite 1100, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3V6
Canaf Investments Inc is a Canadian company that owns and operates a coal processing plant in South Africa that processes coal and coal products into calcine, a coke substitute with high carbon content. The company, through its subsidiaries, produces calcined anthracite used in the manufacturing process of steel and manganese. The company operates in two reportable segments are Canada and South Africa, out of which the majority of revenue comes from South Africa.
Executives
Monita Faris Director