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First Phosphate (XCNQ:PHOS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is First Phosphate 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. First Phosphate's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was C$-0.25 Mil. First Phosphate's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was C$-0.15 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 First Phosphate's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XCNQ:PHOS'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.


First Phosphate Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Phosphate'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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First Phosphate Interest Coverage Chart

First Phosphate Annual Data
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First Phosphate Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of First Phosphate's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, First Phosphate'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.


First Phosphate's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where First Phosphate's Interest Coverage falls into.



First Phosphate 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.

First Phosphate's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024, First Phosphate's Interest Expense was C$-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-8.60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

First Phosphate did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

First Phosphate's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Aug. 2024, First Phosphate's Interest Expense was C$-0.15 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

First Phosphate 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.


First Phosphate  (XCNQ:PHOS) 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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First Phosphate Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Royal Centre, P.O. Box 11117, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4N7
First Phosphate Corp owns and is developing igneous rock phosphate mineral properties in the Saguenay Region of Quebec for the production of phosphoric acid for the production of cathode active material (CAM) for use in lithium iron phosphate (LPF) batteries for the electric vehicle industry.
Executives
Peter Nicholson Director
John Passalacqua 10% Security Holder, Director, Senior Officer
Laurence Wayne Zeifman Director
Glen Eagle Resources Inc. 10% Security Holder

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