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East Star Resources (STU:5MM) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is East Star Resources 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. East Star Resources's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-0.21 Mil. East Star Resources's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.00 Mil. East Star Resources has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

East Star Resources PLC 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 East Star Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

STU:5MM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


STU:5MM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.72% of 363 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs STU:5MM: 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.


East Star Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for East Star Resources'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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East Star Resources Interest Coverage Chart

East Star Resources Annual Data
Trend Nov21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt

East Star Resources Semi-Annual Data
May21 Nov21 May22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial No Debt - No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of East Star Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Shell Companies subindustry, East Star Resources'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.


East Star Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, East Star Resources's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where East Star Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



East Star Resources 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.

East Star Resources'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, East Star Resources's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-0.56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

East Star Resources had no debt (1).

East Star Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, East Star Resources's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-0.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

East Star Resources 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.


East Star Resources  (STU:5MM) 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 .


East Star Resources Interest Coverage Related Terms

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East Star Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 Eccleston Place, Eccleston Yards, London, GBR, SW1W 9NF
East Star Resources PLC is exploring gold, copper, and rare earths in Kazakhstan. The principal activity of the Company is of identifying potential companies, businesses or asset/(s) that have operations in the natural resources exploration, development, and production sector.

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