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Ameriwest Lithium (XCNQ:AWLI) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Ameriwest Lithium Financial Strength?

Ameriwest Lithium has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Ameriwest Lithium did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Ameriwest Lithium's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Ameriwest Lithium's Financial Strength

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Ameriwest Lithium's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Ameriwest Lithium's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Ameriwest Lithium's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ameriwest Lithium's Financial Strength falls into.



Ameriwest Lithium Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). 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.

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:

Ameriwest Lithium's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was C$-0.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was C$0.08 Mil.

Ameriwest Lithium's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Ameriwest Lithium did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Ameriwest Lithium's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.026 + 0.084) / 0
=N/A

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Ameriwest Lithium has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Ameriwest Lithium  (XCNQ:AWLI) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Ameriwest Lithium has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Ameriwest Lithium (XCNQ:AWLI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1110 Hamilton Street, Suite 306, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 2S2
Ameriwest Lithium Inc is a junior mining company with a focus on identifying and evaluating mineral resource projects for further exploration and future development. The company portfolio includes Koster Dam Property, Canada; Thunderbird Property, Canada; Quet & Fire Property, Canada; ESN Property, USA; Deer Musk East Property, USA; Railroad Valley Property, USA; Edwards Creek Valley Property, USA and Thompson Valley Property, USA. The company operates in one reportable operating segment, the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. It operates in Canada and the United States.

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