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Nican (NILTF) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Nican 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. Nican's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.32 Mil. Nican's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Nican has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Nican Ltd has no debt.

(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 Nican's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

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


NILTF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.93% of 1335 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs NILTF: 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.


Nican Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nican'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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Nican Interest Coverage Chart

Nican Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Nican Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nican's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Nican'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.


Nican's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Nican 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.

Nican'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, Nican's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Nican had no debt (1).

Nican's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Nican's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Nican 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.


Nican  (OTCPK:NILTF) 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 .


Nican Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Nican Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
390 Bay Street, Suite 700A, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4V 1X7
Nican Ltd engages in exploring, developing, operating, and financing mining assets. Its principal business activity is the exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The company is focused on nickel-copper opportunities in stable jurisdictions on known mineral belts. Its project comprises of wine project and pipy project both located in well-established mining jurisdictions in Manitoba, Canada.

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