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Nine Mile Metals (Nine Mile Metals) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nine Mile 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. Nine Mile Metals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.34 Mil. Nine Mile Metals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(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 Nine Mile Metals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


VMSXF'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.


Nine Mile Metals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nine Mile 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.

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Nine Mile Metals Interest Coverage Chart

Nine Mile Metals Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
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Nine Mile Metals Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nine Mile Metals's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Nine Mile 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.


Nine Mile Metals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Nine Mile Metals's Interest Coverage falls into.



Nine Mile 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.

Nine Mile Metals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Nine Mile Metals's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Nine Mile Metals had no debt (1).

Nine Mile Metals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Nine Mile Metals's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Nine Mile 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.


Nine Mile Metals  (OTCPK:VMSXF) 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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Nine Mile Metals (Nine Mile Metals) Business Description

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Address
350 - 1650 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6J 1H4
Nine Mile Metals Ltd is a gold exploration company focused on acquiring mineral properties. The principal business of the Company is to acquire, explore, and develop mineral properties and ultimately seek earnings by exploiting mineral claims. The company holds an interest in the Millennium Gold Property, Nine-mile brook, California lake, and Canoe lake. It conducts exploration activities in the United States.

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