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West Coast Silver (ASX:WCE) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is West Coast Silver 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. West Coast Silver's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$-1.42 Mil. West Coast Silver's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$0.00 Mil. West Coast Silver has no debt. 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. West Coast Silver Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(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 West Coast Silver's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ASX:WCE'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.


West Coast Silver Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for West Coast Silver'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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West Coast Silver Interest Coverage Chart

West Coast Silver Annual Data
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West Coast Silver Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of West Coast Silver's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, West Coast Silver'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.


West Coast Silver's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where West Coast Silver's Interest Coverage falls into.


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West Coast Silver 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.

West Coast Silver'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, West Coast Silver's Interest Expense was A$-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-2.78 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.02 Mil.

West Coast Silver did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

West Coast Silver's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, West Coast Silver's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-1.42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

West Coast Silver 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.


West Coast Silver  (ASX:WCE) 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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West Coast Silver Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Level 2, 10 Ord Street, West Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
West Coast Silver Ltd is an exploration and development company focused on the discovery, development and development of the Elizabeth Hill Silver Project, in the Tier 1, West Pilbara province. Its other project includes The Falcon Gascoyne Project, Errabiddy Graphite, etc.

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