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Vertex Resource Group (TSXV:VTX) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Vertex Resource Group 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. Vertex Resource Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$-0.9 Mil. Vertex Resource Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$-2.2 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Vertex Resource Group Ltd interest coverage is 1.01, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vertex Resource Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:VTX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 1.17   Max: No Debt
Current: 1.01


TSXV:VTX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.57% of 175 companies
in the Waste Management industry
Industry Median: 5.58 vs TSXV:VTX: 1.01

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


Vertex Resource Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vertex Resource Group'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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Vertex Resource Group Interest Coverage Chart

Vertex Resource Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.18 1.40 1.28 1.13

Vertex Resource Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.36 1.31 1.71 1.11 -

Competitive Comparison of Vertex Resource Group's Interest Coverage

For the Waste Management subindustry, Vertex Resource Group'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.


Vertex Resource Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vertex Resource Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Vertex Resource Group 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.

Vertex Resource Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Vertex Resource Group's Interest Expense was C$-11.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$12.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$93.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*12.49/-11.012
=1.13

Vertex Resource Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Vertex Resource Group's Interest Expense was C$-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$90.9 Mil.

Vertex Resource Group 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.


Vertex Resource Group  (TSXV:VTX) 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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Vertex Resource Group Business Description

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Address
161, 2055 Premier Way, Sherwood Park, AB, CAN, T8H 0G2
Vertex Resource Group Ltd provides environmental consulting and support services to a diverse clientele across Canada and in select locations in the United States. The Company serves a diverse customer base operating in industries including energy, mining, utilities, private development, public infrastructure, telecommunications, forestry, agriculture, and government. It has two reportable segments: environmental services and engineering and environmental consulting services.
Executives
Sherry Ann Bielopotocky Senior Officer
Paul Douglas Blenkhorn Senior Officer
Howard Lynn Start Senior Officer
Derek Jon Proctor Deemed Insider - 6 Months before becoming Insider
Terry Allan Stephenson 10% Security Holder, Director, Senior Officer
32 Degrees Capital Advisor Ltd. 10 percent owner
Christopher Challis Senior Officer
Jason John Clemett 10% Security Holder
Deon Walsh Senior Officer
Imran Ashbeen Ally Senior Officer
Michael Milan Zvonkovic Senior Officer

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