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Mexco Energy (Mexco Energy) Interest Coverage : 513.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Mexco Energy 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. Mexco Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.51 Mil. Mexco Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. Mexco Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 513.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Mexco Energy Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mexco Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

MXC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 7.34   Max: 391.5
Current: 391.5


MXC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
87.01% of 762 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.575 vs MXC: 391.50

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


Mexco Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mexco Energy'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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Mexco Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Mexco Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.36 - 3.00 110.52 371.69

Mexco Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 436.67 317.33 565.00 319.00 513.00

Competitive Comparison of Mexco Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Mexco Energy'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.


Mexco Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Mexco Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mexco Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mexco Energy 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.

Mexco Energy'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, Mexco Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*4.832/-0.013
=371.69

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Mexco Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.513/-0.001
=513.00

* 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.


Mexco Energy  (AMEX:MXC) 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 .


Mexco Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Mexco Energy (Mexco Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
415 W. Wall Street, Suite 475, Midland, TX, USA, 79701
Mexco Energy Corporation is an independent oil and gas company. It is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas and crude oil properties located in the United States. The company carried out its operation in the Permian Basin of West Texas. It is focusing on two primary areas, the Delaware Basin located in the Western portion of the Permian Basin including Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico and Loving County, Texas, and the Midland Basin located in the Eastern portion of the Permian Basin including Reagan, Upton, Midland, Martin, Howard, and Glasscock Counties, Texas. The company generates revenue from Oil sales, Natural gas sales, oil and gas royalty interests.
Executives
Thomas H Decker director 271 HARBOR ROAD, RYE NH 03870
Tammy Mccomic officer: Vice President and Treasurer 4417 W. STOREY, MIDLAND TX 79703
Stacy D. Hardin officer: SECRETARY 2604 CIMMARON AVENUE, MIDLAND TX 79705
Donna Gail Yanko director, officer: Vice President and Secretary
Tom Craddick director 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 880, MIDLAND TX 79701
Michael J Banschbach director 505 N. BIG SPRING, SUITE 504, MIDLAND TX 79701
Kenneth L. Clayton director 12,335 BROKEN BOUGH DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77024
Nicholas C Taylor director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 1203 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, MIDLAND TX 79701
Christopher M Schroeder director 5627 POTOMAC AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20016
Jack D Ladd director PO BOX 1540, MIDLAND TX 79702
Cox Howard E Jr 10 percent owner 880 WINTER ST 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Thomas Jr Graham director, other: Chairman of the Board C/O LIGHTBRIDGE CORPORATION, 11710 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 2000, RESTON VA 20190
Paul G Hines director 17 TRACHELLE LANE, CHARLESTON SC 29407
Jeffry A Smith director P O BOX 1374, MIDLAND TX 79702
Arden R Grover director

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