Quebec Rare Earth ElementsQQREF Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Jan. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,318 Metals & Mining companies, Quebec Rare Earth Elements ranks worse than 75872.46% 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. Quebec Rare Earth Elements's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2026 was $-0.03 Mil. Quebec Rare Earth Elements's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Jan. 2026 was $0.00 Mil.
Quebec Rare Earth Elements 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 Quebec Rare Earth Elements's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
QQREF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
Quebec Rare Earth Elements (OTCPK:QQREF) 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 .
Quebec Rare Earth Elements Interest Coverage Related Terms
Quebec Rare Earth Elements Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
Quebec Rare Earth Elements Interest Coverage Chart
Quebec Rare Earth Elements Interest Coverage Competitor Comparison
For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Quebec Rare Earth Elements'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.
Quebec Rare Earth Elements Interest Coverage vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Quebec Rare Earth Elements's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Quebec Rare Earth Elements's Interest Coverage falls into.
Quebec Rare Earth Elements 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:
* 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?
Quebec Rare Earth Elements (QQREF) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Jan. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Quebec Rare Earth Elements and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Quebec Rare Earth Elements ranks #999999 out of 1318 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Quebec Rare Earth Elements' Interest Coverage too high?
Quebec Rare Earth Elements' current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Quebec Rare Earth Elements ranks #999999 out of 1318 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Quebec Rare Earth Elements' Interest Coverage compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Quebec Rare Earth Elements ranks #999999 out of 1318 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Quebec Rare Earth Elements in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00. 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 1,318 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 Quebec Rare Earth Elements 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. Quebec Rare Earth Elements'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 Quebec Rare Earth Elements stock overvalued right now?
Quebec Rare Earth Elements (QQREF) 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. 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 Quebec Rare Earth Elements (QQREF), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Jan. 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.
Quebec Rare Earth Elements Corp is a mining exploration and development company focused on rare earth elements (REE) in the favorable mining jurisdiction of Quebec, Canada. The company explores properties including the Carcajou and Lynx projects in the Saguenay region, as well as gold projects areas in northwestern Ontario. The company's geographical presence is at Canada and Chile. Both the areas are engaged in exploration and development of minerals.
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