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Fortress Minerals (SGX:OAJ) Interest Coverage : 30.28 (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Fortress Minerals 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. Fortress Minerals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was S$6.15 Mil. Fortress Minerals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was S$-0.20 Mil. Fortress Minerals's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 30.28. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fortress Minerals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:OAJ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.72   Med: 218.37   Max: No Debt
Current: 23.97


SGX:OAJ's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
76.61% of 466 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.73 vs SGX:OAJ: 23.97

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


Fortress Minerals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortress 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.

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Fortress Minerals Interest Coverage Chart

Fortress Minerals Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 218.37 377.18 24.42 19.99 15.72

Fortress Minerals Quarterly Data
Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
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 13.11 23.48 N/A 18.68 30.28

Competitive Comparison of Fortress Minerals's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Fortress 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.


Fortress Minerals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Fortress Minerals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fortress Minerals 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.

Fortress Minerals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024, Fortress Minerals's Interest Expense was S$-1.30 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$20.35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$2.86 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*20.353/-1.295
=15.72

Fortress Minerals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Aug. 2024, Fortress Minerals's Interest Expense was S$-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was S$6.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$3.24 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=-1*6.147/-0.203
=30.28

* 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.


Fortress Minerals  (SGX:OAJ) 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 .


Fortress Minerals Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Fortress Minerals Business Description

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Address
9-1, Jalan PJS 8/18, Dataran Mentari, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46150
Fortress Minerals Ltd is an iron ore concentrate miner and exporter in Malaysia. The company engages in the exploration, mining, production, and sale of iron ore with low levels of impurities. It mines the iron ore from its East, Valley, and West Deposits of Bukit Besi Mine situated in the district of Dungun, state of Terengganu in Malaysia. It derives revenue from the sale of iron ore.

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