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Nova Mentis Life Science (XCNQ:NOVA) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nova Mentis Life Science 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. Nova Mentis Life Science's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.15 Mil. Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.00 Mil. Nova Mentis Life Science has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(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 Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

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


XCNQ:NOVA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.41% of 341 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 156.65 vs XCNQ:NOVA: 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.


Nova Mentis Life Science Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nova Mentis Life Science'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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Nova Mentis Life Science Interest Coverage Chart

Nova Mentis Life Science Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Nova Mentis Life Science Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nova Mentis Life Science'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.


Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage falls into.



Nova Mentis Life Science 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.

Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Nova Mentis Life Science had no debt (1).

Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Nova Mentis Life Science's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Nova Mentis Life Science 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.


Nova Mentis Life Science  (XCNQ:NOVA) 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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Nova Mentis Life Science (XCNQ:NOVA) Business Description

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Address
700-838 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 0A6
Nova Mentis Life Science Corp is a Canadian-based biotechnology company. It is engaged in developing diagnostics and psilocybin-based therapeutics for neuroinflammatory disorders. Nova uses psilocybin in the treatment of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS). The company's goal is to diagnose and treat debilitating chronic conditions that have unmet medical needs such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and FXS. It has one industry segment, being research and development of psilocybin, and in one geographic area, which is Canada.
Executives
Derek Lloyd Harry Ivany 10% Security Holder, Director, Senior Officer