GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Metals & Mining » South Star Battery Metals Corp (TSXV:STS) » Definitions » Interest Coverage

South Star Battery Metals (TSXV:STS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 1984. Start your Free Trial

What is South Star Battery Metals 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. South Star Battery Metals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-1.40 Mil. South Star Battery Metals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-0.41 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 South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSXV:STS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* 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.


South Star Battery Metals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for South Star Battery Metals'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.

* Premium members only.

South Star Battery Metals Interest Coverage Chart

South Star Battery Metals Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt - - -

South Star Battery Metals Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 No Debt - - - -

Competitive Comparison of South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, South Star Battery Metals'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.


South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage falls into.



South Star Battery Metals 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.

South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, South Star Battery Metals's Interest Expense was C$-0.77 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-4.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.01 Mil.

South Star Battery Metals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, South Star Battery Metals's Interest Expense was C$-0.41 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

South Star Battery Metals 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.


South Star Battery Metals  (TSXV:STS) 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 .


South Star Battery Metals Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of South Star Battery Metals's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


South Star Battery Metals (TSXV:STS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1030 West Georgia Street, Suite 1507, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 2Y3
South Star Battery Metals Corp is focused on the acquisition and development of near-term mine-production projects, particularly battery minerals for clean energy. The company is currently developing the Santa Cruz Graphite Project in Bahia State, Brazil and also the Alabama Graphite Project in the USA.
Executives
Green Bow Capital Llc Director

South Star Battery Metals (TSXV:STS) Headlines

From GuruFocus