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Houston American Energy (Houston American Energy) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Houston American Energy 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. Houston American Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.38 Mil. Houston American Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Houston American Energy Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Houston American Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


HUSA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.72
* 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.


Houston American Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Houston American Energy'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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Houston American Energy Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Houston American Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Houston American Energy'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.


Houston American Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Houston American Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Houston American Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Houston American Energy 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.

Houston American Energy'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, Houston American Energy's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.07 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Houston American Energy's interest coverage with the available data.

Houston American Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Houston American Energy's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.07 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Houston American Energy's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Houston American Energy  (AMEX:HUSA) 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 .


Houston American Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Houston American Energy (Houston American Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
801 Travis Street, Suite 1425, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Houston American Energy Corp is an independent oil and gas company focused on the development, exploration, exploitation, acquisition, and production of natural gas and crude oil properties. Its properties, and operations, are in the U.S. Permian Basin, the U.S. Gulf Coast region, particularly Texas and Louisiana, and in the South American country of Colombia. The company's an exploration and development projects are focused on existing property interests, and future acquisition of additional property interests, in the Texas Permian Basin, the onshore Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast region, and in the South American country of Colombia. The Company majorly has operations in two geographical areas, the United States and Colombia.
Executives
James A Schoonover director 1770 COUNTY ROAD H2, WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP MN 55110
John F Terwilliger director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO
Bitnile Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 11411 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 240, LAS VEGAS NV 89141
Dyke Torbjorn Van officer: VP - Business Development 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1425, HOUSTON TX 77002
R. Keith Grimes director 13307 GOLDEN VALLEY DR., CYPRESS TX 77429
John P Boylan director 450 WESTHEIMER DR., HOUSTON TX 77024
Stephen Hartzell director 1001 MCKINNEY, SUITE 805, HOUSTON TX 77002
Roy W Jageman director 777 MAIN STREET, C/O ENCORE ACQUISITION CO, FORT WORTH TX 76102
James J Jacobs officer: Chief Financial Officer 801 TRAVIS, SUITE 2020, HOUSTON TX 77002
Kenneth Jeffers officer: Senior VP of Exploration 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 1425, HOUSTON TX 77002
Nokomis Capital, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1717 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 850, DALLAS TX 75202
Brett Hendrickson 10 percent owner 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1740, DALLAS TX 75201
Orrie Lee Tawes director, 10 percent owner CIBC OPPENHEIMER WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 110281
Richard J Howe director 73 SADDLEBROOK LN, HOUSTON TX 77024
J Alex Loftus director 801 TRAVIS, SUITE 1425, HOUSTON TX 77002