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Rift Valley Resources (XCNQ:RVR) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Rift Valley Resources 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. Rift Valley Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was C$-0.03 Mil. Rift Valley Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2022 was C$0.00 Mil. Rift Valley Resources 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 Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XCNQ:RVR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.65
* 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.


Rift Valley Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rift Valley Resources'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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Rift Valley Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Rift Valley Resources Annual Data
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Rift Valley Resources Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Rift Valley Resources'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.


Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



Rift Valley Resources 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.

Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Rift Valley Resources's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Rift Valley Resources had no debt (1).

Rift Valley Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2022, Rift Valley Resources's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.03 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Rift Valley Resources 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.


Rift Valley Resources  (XCNQ:RVR) 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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Rift Valley Resources (XCNQ:RVR) Business Description

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Address
1681 Chestnut Street, Number 400, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6J 4M6
Rift Valley Resources Corp is engaged in the evaluation of a wireless service business and other business opportunities. It provides Fixed and Portable wireless broadband. The company also develops QwikCom portable wireless broadband and surveillance system for remote communications, disaster recovery and facility/border surveillance.
Executives
Griffin Jones Director

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