BQE Water (TSXV:BQE) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Mar. 2026)

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TSXV:BQE BQE Water Inc TSXV:BQE
86 GF Score
Price C$74.94
GF Value C$75.57
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is BQE Water 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. BQE Water's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$-1.60 Mil. BQE Water's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was C$0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSXV:BQE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.95   Med: 12.23   Max: 22.6
Current: 10.79


TSXV:BQE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.37% of 160 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 5.795 vs TSXV:BQE: 10.79

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


BQE Water  (TSXV:BQE) 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 .


BQE Water Interest Coverage Related Terms


BQE Water Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BQE Water'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.

BQE Water Interest Coverage Chart

BQE Water Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 18.19 2.95 22.60

BQE Water Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 N/A 257.33 N/A 1.90 N/A

TSXV:BQE vs WM, RSG, WCN: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, BQE Water'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.


BQE Water Interest Coverage vs Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, BQE Water's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BQE Water's Interest Coverage falls into.


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BQE Water 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.

BQE Water's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, BQE Water's Interest Expense was C$-0.27 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$6.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$2.15 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*6.171/-0.273
=22.60

BQE Water's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, BQE Water's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$2.84 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate BQE Water's interest coverage with the available 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is BQE Water (TSXV:BQE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BQE Water stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of C$74.94 is trading 0.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$75.57. GuruFocus considers BQE Water to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSXV:BQE:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: C$75.57 vs. price of C$74.94 (0.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 3 warning signs

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BQE Water Business Description

Other Exchanges BTQNF:USAUL5A:Germany
Address 30 East 6th Avenue, Suite 200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5T 1J4
BQE Water Inc is a service provider specializing in water treatment and management for metals mining, smelting and refining. It is helping to transform the way the industry thinks about water in the context of natural resource projects by offering services and expertise that enable more sustainable water management practices and improved overall project performance at reduced risks. BQE Water invests in and has developed intellectual property through the commercialization of several new technologies at mine sites around the world for organizations including Glencore, Jiangxi Copper, Freeport-McMoRan and the US EPA.
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