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Claude Resources (Claude Resources) Interest Coverage : 11.98 (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is Claude 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. Claude Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $6.24 Mil. Claude Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $-0.52 Mil. Claude Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 11.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


CLGRF'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.


Claude Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Claude 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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Claude Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Claude Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.58 5.74 - 2.05 16.31

Claude Resources Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 2.67 7.92 4.02 - 11.98

Competitive Comparison of Claude Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Claude 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.


Claude Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Claude 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.

Claude Resources's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, Claude Resources's Interest Expense was $-1.42 Mil. Its Operating Income was $23.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.85 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*23.158/-1.42
=16.31

Claude Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2016, Claude Resources's Interest Expense was $-0.52 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.24 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.32 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2016 )
=-1*6.242/-0.521
=11.98

* 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.


Claude Resources  (OTCPK:CLGRF) 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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Claude Resources (Claude Resources) Business Description

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Claude Resources Inc was incorporated on March 26, 1980. The Company is a gold exploration and mining company. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal properties and the production and marketing of minerals. All of Claude's mineral properties are located in northern Saskatchewan and northwestern Ontario. Its revenue generating asset is the 100 percent owned Seabee Gold Operation, located in northern Saskatchewan. Company also owned 100 percent of the Amisk Gold Project in northeastern Saskatchewan. The Seabee Gold Operation has produced gold from five mineral leases. It currently is producing from ML5519, ML5520 and ML5543. Operations on Amisk Property consist of an exploratory search for mineable deposits of ore. Company has produced over 1,000,000 ounces of gold from its Seabee Gold Operation in northeastern Saskatchewan. The Seabee Gold Operation hosts over 550,000 ounces of gold Mineral Reserves and over 680,000 ounces of gold in Mineral Resources.

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