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Mast Energy Developments (LSE:MAST) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Mast Energy Developments 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. Mast Energy Developments's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £-0.48 Mil. Mast Energy Developments's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £-0.21 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LSE:MAST's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 3.03
* 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.


Mast Energy Developments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mast Energy Developments'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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Mast Energy Developments Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Mast Energy Developments'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.


Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Mast Energy Developments 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.

Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Mast Energy Developments's Interest Expense was £-0.25 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.61 Mil.

Mast Energy Developments did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Mast Energy Developments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Mast Energy Developments's Interest Expense was £-0.21 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.61 Mil.

Mast Energy Developments 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.


Mast Energy Developments  (LSE:MAST) 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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Mast Energy Developments Business Description

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Address
Salisbury House, London Wall, London, GBR, EC2M 5PS
Mast Energy Developments PLC is a UK-based multi-asset operator in the Reserve Power market. The company's business is to acquire and develop a portfolio of flexible small-scale power generation assets, exploiting a growing niche market in the UK for reserve power generation to balance out the national grid at critical times. Some of its projects are Hindlip Lane, Stather Road, Bordersley, and Others.

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