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Volta Metals (XCNQ:VLTA) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Volta Metals 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. Volta Metals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.18 Mil. Volta Metals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.00 Mil. Volta Metals 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 Volta Metals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XCNQ:VLTA'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.


Volta Metals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Volta Metals'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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Volta Metals Interest Coverage Chart

Volta Metals Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Volta Metals Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Volta Metals's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Volta Metals'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.


Volta Metals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Volta Metals's Interest Coverage falls into.



Volta Metals 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.

Volta Metals'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, Volta Metals's Interest Expense was C$-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Volta Metals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Volta Metals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Volta Metals's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Volta Metals 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.


Volta Metals  (XCNQ:VLTA) 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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Volta Metals (XCNQ:VLTA) Business Description

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Address
390 Bay Street, Suite 700a, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 2Y2
Volta Metals Ltd is a mineral exploration company focused on lithium, cesium and tantalum exploration in Canada, and led by a group of mining professionals. It is currently exploring a critical minerals portfolio of lithium, cesium and tantalum projects in northwestern Ontario, which is considered to be one of the more prolific emerging hard-rock lithium districts globally. The company's projects include Flacon west project, Root Project, White Lights Project, Kim Lake & Store Lake Project, Junior Lake Project, and Crescent Lake Project.
Executives
Kerem Usenmez Senior Officer

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