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SOPerior Fertilizer (TSXV:SOP.H) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is SOPerior Fertilizer 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. SOPerior Fertilizer's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$-0.14 Mil. SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$-0.10 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


TSXV:SOP.H's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


SOPerior Fertilizer Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SOPerior Fertilizer'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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SOPerior Fertilizer Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, SOPerior Fertilizer'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.


SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Coverage falls into.


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SOPerior Fertilizer 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.

SOPerior Fertilizer'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, SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Expense was C$-1.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

SOPerior Fertilizer did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, SOPerior Fertilizer's Interest Expense was C$-0.10 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

SOPerior Fertilizer did not have earnings to cover the 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.

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


SOPerior Fertilizer  (TSXV:SOP.H) 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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SOPerior Fertilizer Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5213 Durie Road, Suite 401, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5M 2C6
SOPerior Fertilizer Corp is an exploration and development-stage company. The company's principal activity is to develop projects focused on the production of sulfate of potash (SOP). Its principal mineral project is the Blawn Mountain project and its manufacturing project is the Valleyfield Fertilizer project. The Blawn Mountain Project is focused on the exploration, development and production of mineral resources for alunite in order to produce SOP, co-product sulphuric acid and alumina. The Corporation manages its business under a single operating segment, consisting of exploration and evaluation activities.

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