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Westwater Resources (Westwater Resources) Interest Coverage

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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. Westwater Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.58 Mil. Westwater Resources'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. Westwater Resources Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Westwater Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


WWR'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.


Westwater Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westwater Resources'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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Westwater Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A N/A N/A No Debt N/A

Westwater Resources Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt N/A N/A N/A N/A

Competitive Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Westwater Resources'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.


Westwater Resources Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Westwater Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



Westwater Resources 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.

Westwater Resources'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, Westwater Resources's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-13.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.24 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Westwater Resources's interest coverage with the available data.

Westwater Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Westwater Resources's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.58 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.24 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Westwater Resources'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.


Westwater Resources  (AMEX:WWR) 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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Westwater Resources (Westwater Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6950 South Potomac Street, Suite 300, Centennial, CO, USA, 80112
Westwater Resources Inc focused on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials. The company is having one project which is the Westwater's coosa project which is currently used for the mining and extraction of graphite.
Executives
Frank Bakker officer: President and CEO C/O OCI PARTNERS LP, 5470 N. TWIN CITY HIGHWAY, NEDERLAND TX 77627
Deborah A Peacock director C/O WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC., 6950 S. POTOMAC STREET, SUITE 300, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Terence James Cryan director 2 HAMPSHIRE RD, BRONXVILLE NY 10708
John W Lawrence officer: General Counsel and Corp Sec 6950 S POTOMAC STREET, SUITE 300, C/O WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC., CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Chad M. Potter officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC., 6950 S. POTOMAC STREET, SUITE 300, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Jeffrey L. Vigil officer: Vice President-Finance and CFO 405 STATE HIGHWAY 121 BYPASS, BUILDING A, SUITE 110, LEWISVILLE TX 75067
Steven M. Cates officer: CAO and Controller C/O WESTWATER RESOURCES, INC., 6950 S. POTOMAC STREET, SUITE 300, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Karli S. Anderson director 1660 WYNKOOP STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Tracy D Pagliara director 1800 GARDNER EXPRESSWAY, QUINCY IL 62305
Dain A Mccoig officer: Vice President C/O URANIUM RESOURCES, INC., 405 SH 121 BYPASS, BLD. A, SUITE 110, LEWISVILLE TX 75067
Christopher Murrel Jones director, officer: President and CEO 970 BUFFALO RIDGE ROAD, CASTLE PINES CO 80108
Marvin K Kaiser director P.O. BOX 460011, ST. LOUIS MO 63151
Patrick Nicolas Burke director C/O URANIUM RESOURCES, INC., 6950 S. POTOMAC STREET, SUITE 300, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Dean Theodore Wilton officer: VP and Chief Geologist 405 STATE HIGHWAY 121 BYPASS, BUILDING A, SUITE 110, LEWISVILLE TX 75067
Rcf Management L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1400 16TH STREET, SUITE 200, DENVER CO 80202