Pacific Booker MineralsPBMLF -6.09%28 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates PBMLF with a GF Score™ of 28/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,316 Metals & Mining companies, Pacific Booker Minerals ranks worse than 75987.77% on this metric.
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. Pacific Booker Minerals's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $-0.25 Mil. Pacific Booker Minerals's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.00 Mil.
Pacific Booker Minerals has no debt.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Good Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.
(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 Pacific Booker Minerals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
PBMLF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
Pacific Booker Minerals Interest Coverage Related Terms
Pacific Booker Minerals Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Pacific Booker 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.
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Pacific Booker 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.
Pacific Booker Minerals Interest Coverage vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Pacific Booker Minerals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pacific Booker Minerals's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Pacific Booker Minerals (PBMLF) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Pacific Booker Minerals and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Pacific Booker Minerals' Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Pacific Booker Minerals ranks #999999 out of 1316 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Pacific Booker Minerals' Interest Coverage too high?
Pacific Booker Minerals' current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10,000.00 to a high of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Pacific Booker Minerals ranks #999999 out of 1316 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Pacific Booker Minerals has a GF Score™ of 28/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pacific Booker Minerals' Interest Coverage compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Pacific Booker Minerals ranks #999999 out of 1316 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Pacific Booker Minerals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00. Historically, Pacific Booker Minerals' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Interest Coverage among Metals & Mining companies is 10,000.00, based on 1,316 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Pacific Booker Minerals and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Pacific Booker Minerals's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pacific Booker Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Pacific Booker Minerals (PBMLF) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Pacific Booker Minerals' overall GF Score™ is 28/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Pacific Booker Minerals (PBMLF), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Pacific Booker Minerals Inc is a mineral exploration company. The principal business activity of the company is the exploration of mineral properties. The firm's mineral property interests are located in Canada. Its project includes Morrison Copper/Gold Project. The Company's assets are all located in Canada.
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