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Vertex Minerals (ASX:VTX) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vertex Minerals 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. Vertex Minerals's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-0.45 Mil. Vertex Minerals's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-0.01 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(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 Vertex Minerals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ASX:VTX'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.


Vertex Minerals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertex Minerals'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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Vertex Minerals Interest Coverage Chart

Vertex Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt

Vertex Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage No Debt No Debt No Debt -

Competitive Comparison of Vertex Minerals's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Vertex Minerals'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.


Vertex Minerals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vertex Minerals's Interest Coverage falls into.



Vertex Minerals 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.

Vertex Minerals'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, Vertex Minerals's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-0.97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

Vertex Minerals had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Vertex Minerals's Interest Expense was A$-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-0.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.12 Mil.

Vertex Minerals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Vertex Minerals  (ASX:VTX) 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 .


Vertex Minerals Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Vertex Minerals (ASX:VTX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
460 Stirling Highway, Unit 38, Peppermint Grove, WA, AUS, 6011
Vertex Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company. It explores for gold. The Company is organised into one operating segment, being mining and exploration operations. The principal products and services of this operating segment are the mining and exploration operations predominately in Australia.

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