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IPB Petroleum (ASX:IPB) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is IPB Petroleum 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. IPB Petroleum's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-0.19 Mil. IPB Petroleum's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. IPB Petroleum has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

IPB Petroleum Ltd has no debt.

(1) 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.

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

ASX:IPB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


ASX:IPB's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.86% of 726 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.03 vs ASX:IPB: No Debt

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


IPB Petroleum Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for IPB Petroleum'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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IPB Petroleum Interest Coverage Chart

IPB Petroleum Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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IPB Petroleum Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of IPB Petroleum's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, IPB Petroleum'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.


IPB Petroleum's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where IPB Petroleum's Interest Coverage falls into.



IPB Petroleum 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.

IPB Petroleum's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, IPB Petroleum's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-2.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

IPB Petroleum had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, IPB Petroleum's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-0.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

IPB Petroleum had no debt (1).

* 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.


IPB Petroleum  (ASX:IPB) 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 .


IPB Petroleum Interest Coverage Related Terms

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IPB Petroleum Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1202 Hay Street, West Perth, WA, AUS, 3000
IPB Petroleum Ltd is an Australian oil and gas exploration company. The company is focused on the oil-prone southern margin of the Browse Basin Offshore North Western Australia. It holds an interest in three petroleum exploration permits - WA-424-P, WA-471-P, and WA-485-P. The company has only one reportable segment being Oil and Gas Exploration in Australia.

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