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Astra Exploration (TSXV:ASTR) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Astra Exploration 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. Astra Exploration's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$-0.57 Mil. Astra Exploration's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$0.00 Mil. Astra Exploration has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Astra Exploration Inc 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 Astra Exploration's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

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


TSXV:ASTR's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.77% of 1320 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs TSXV:ASTR: 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.


Astra Exploration Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astra Exploration'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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Astra Exploration Interest Coverage Chart

Astra Exploration Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Astra Exploration Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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Competitive Comparison of Astra Exploration's Interest Coverage

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Astra Exploration'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.


Astra Exploration's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


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Astra Exploration 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.

Astra Exploration's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, Astra Exploration's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Astra Exploration had no debt (1).

Astra Exploration's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Astra Exploration's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Astra Exploration 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.


Astra Exploration  (TSXV:ASTR) 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 .


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Astra Exploration Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
595 Burrard Street, Suite 1723, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7X1J1
Astra Exploration Inc is a mining exploration company. The company is engaged in acquiring, exploring, and developing epithermal gold-silver properties in Northern Chile and its portfolio contains the Pampa Paciencia Project, the Cerro Bayo Project, and The Other Region.
Executives
Brian Claude Miller Director, Senior Officer
Roberto Augusto Alarcon-bittner Senior Officer

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