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Colossus Minerals (Colossus Minerals) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Colossus 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. Colossus Minerals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was $-11.97 Mil. Colossus Minerals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2013 was $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.

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


COLUF'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.


Colossus Minerals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colossus 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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Colossus Minerals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Colossus Minerals's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Colossus 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.


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

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

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



Colossus 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.

Colossus Minerals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, Colossus Minerals's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-27.85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.81 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Colossus Minerals's interest coverage with the available data.

Colossus Minerals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2013, Colossus Minerals's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-11.97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.81 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Colossus Minerals'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.


Colossus Minerals  (OTCPK:COLUF) 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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Colossus Minerals (Colossus Minerals) Business Description

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Address
100 King Street West, Suite 5600, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5X 1C9
Colossus Minerals Inc is a Canada-based exploration stage company. Principally, it is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company's project includes Serra Pelada which is situated in the mineral prolific Carajas region near the towns of Curionopolis and Parauapebas, Para state, northern Brazil.

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