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Copper Search (ASX:CUS) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Copper Search 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. Copper Search's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-3.52 Mil. Copper Search's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. Copper Search Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


ASX:CUS'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.


Copper Search Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Copper Search'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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Copper Search Interest Coverage Chart

Copper Search Annual Data
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Copper Search Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Copper Search's Interest Coverage

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Copper Search'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.


Copper Search's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Copper Search's Interest Coverage falls into.



Copper Search 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.

Copper Search's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Copper Search's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-4.13 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.06 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Copper Search's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Copper Search's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-3.52 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.05 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Copper Search's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Copper Search  (ASX:CUS) 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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Copper Search (ASX:CUS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
21 Sydenham Road, Norwood, SA, AUS, 5067
Copper Search Ltd is a minerals exploration company targeting copper-gold deposits within the Gawler Craton of South Australia. The assets are divided into four main project areas: the Peake and Denison, and Ruby Hill Projects contain known copper occurrences, and the Billa Kalina projects; the Peake and Denison and Ruby Hill Projects have anomalous gold occurrences.

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