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Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (XCNQ:FAT) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology 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. Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-1.84 Mil. Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$0.00 Mil. Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology has no debt. 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 Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XCNQ:FAT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 9.75
* 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.


Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology'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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Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology'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.


Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Coverage falls into.



Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology 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.

Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology'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, Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Expense was C$-0.10 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-3.54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.84 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology 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.


Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology  (XCNQ:FAT) 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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Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology (XCNQ:FAT) Business Description

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Address
700 West Georgia Street, Suite 2500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7Y 1K8
Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd is a hard-rock exploration company strategically located to capitalize on the growing EV appetite and is committed to being a supplier of North America's lithium feedstock. As the transition towards decarbonization, the company is focused on the exploration and growth of its five Lithium Lane Projects in Snow Lake Manitoba. It also has the Winston Gold/Silver Property in New Mexico, USA.
Executives
Sead Hamzagic Senior Officer