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Metals Exploration (LSE:MTL) Interest Expense : £-8.5 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Metals Exploration Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Metals Exploration's interest expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £ -6.2 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £-8.5 Mil.

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. Metals Exploration's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £ -1.5 Mil. Metals Exploration's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £ -6.2 Mil. Metals Exploration did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Metals Exploration Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metals Exploration's Interest Expense 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.

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Metals Exploration Interest Expense Chart

Metals Exploration Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.36 -12.67 -11.31 -11.03 -8.48

Metals Exploration Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Expense 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 -5.80 -5.90 -5.06 -2.32 -6.16

Metals Exploration Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-8.5 Mil.

* 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.


Metals Exploration  (LSE:MTL) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Metals Exploration's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-6.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-1.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.0 Mil.

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

Metals Exploration 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.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Metals Exploration PLC interest coverage is 2.72, which is low.


Metals Exploration (LSE:MTL) Business Description

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Metals Exploration PLC is a natural resource exploration and development company. The company identifies, acquires, and develops mining and processing projects, mining companies, and businesses with a focus on base and precious metals mining opportunities. The main asset of the company is a Runruno gold-molybdenum project in Northern Philippines. The company operates in geographic areas of the UK, Philippines, and Singapore.

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