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Surge Copper (TSXV:SURG) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Surge Copper 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. Surge Copper's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.66 Mil. Surge Copper's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.00 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 Surge Copper's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSXV:SURG'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.


Surge Copper Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Surge Copper'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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Surge Copper Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Surge Copper's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Surge Copper'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.


Surge Copper's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Surge Copper's Interest Coverage falls into.



Surge Copper 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.

Surge Copper's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Surge Copper's Interest Expense was C$-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-3.35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.08 Mil.

Surge Copper did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Surge Copper's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Surge Copper's Interest Expense was C$-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.66 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.06 Mil.

Surge Copper 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.


Surge Copper  (TSXV:SURG) 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 .


Surge Copper Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Surge Copper (TSXV:SURG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
888-700 West Georgia Street, PO Box 10351, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V7Y 1G5
Surge Copper Corp is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties hosting copper, gold, silver, and molybdenum prospects. The firm owns Ootsa Property, located in central British Columbia. The Company owns a 100% interest in the Ootsa Property, an exploration project containing the East Seel, West Seel, and Ox porphyry deposits located adjacent to the open pit Huckleberry Copper Mine, owned by Imperial Metals.
Executives
Christian Peter Kargl-simard Director