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Lucara Diamond (Lucara Diamond) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lucara Diamond 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. Lucara Diamond's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.5 Mil. Lucara Diamond's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.1 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 Lucara Diamond's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LUCRF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.03   Med: 15.49   Max: 421.53
Current: 8.02


LUCRF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.86% of 1345 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs LUCRF: 8.02

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Lucara Diamond Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lucara Diamond'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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Lucara Diamond Interest Coverage Chart

Lucara Diamond Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.03 - 14.24 16.74 8.01

Lucara Diamond Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.79 8.73 12.24 12.71 -

Competitive Comparison of Lucara Diamond's Interest Coverage

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Lucara Diamond'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.


Lucara Diamond's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Lucara Diamond's Interest Coverage falls into.



Lucara Diamond 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.

Lucara Diamond's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Lucara Diamond's Interest Expense was $-4.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $36.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*36.095/-4.506
=8.01

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Lucara Diamond's Interest Expense was $-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101.5 Mil.

Lucara Diamond 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.


Lucara Diamond  (OTCPK:LUCRF) 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 .


Lucara Diamond Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Lucara Diamond (Lucara Diamond) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1250 Homer Street, 502, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 2Y5
Lucara Diamond Corp is a diamond mining company engaged in the development and operations of diamond properties in Africa. Its business segment includes Karowe Mine, Corporate and other. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Karowe Mine segment.

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