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Lumina Copper (FRA:LUE) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is Lumina Copper 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. Lumina Copper's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was €-0.22 Mil. Lumina Copper's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2014 was €0.00 Mil. Lumina Copper has no debt. 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 Lumina Copper's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:LUE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


FRA:LUE's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt vs FRA:LUE: 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.


Lumina Copper Interest Coverage Historical Data

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

Lumina Copper Annual Data
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Lumina Copper Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Lumina Copper's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Lumina Copper'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.


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

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

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


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Lumina Copper 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.

Lumina Copper's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2013, Lumina Copper's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-1.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

Lumina Copper had no debt (1).

Lumina Copper's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2014, Lumina Copper's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-0.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

Lumina Copper 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.


Lumina Copper  (FRA:LUE) 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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Lumina Copper Business Description

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Lumina Copper Corporation was incorporated on May 12 2008. The Company together with its subsidiaries acquires, explores and develops mineral resources. It holds 100% property in Taca Taca located in the Puna region of north western Argentina with projects of copper, gold and molybdenum.

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