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BCI Minerals (BCI Minerals) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BCI Minerals 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. BCI Minerals's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.47 Mil. BCI Minerals's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.02 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 BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


BIRNF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 6
* 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.


BCI Minerals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BCI Minerals'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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BCI Minerals Interest Coverage Chart

BCI Minerals Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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BCI Minerals Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, BCI Minerals'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.


BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage falls into.



BCI Minerals 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.

BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, BCI Minerals's Interest Expense was $-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-10.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $69.35 Mil.

BCI Minerals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, BCI Minerals's Interest Expense was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $72.23 Mil.

BCI Minerals 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.


BCI Minerals  (OTCPK:BIRNF) 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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BCI Minerals (BCI Minerals) Business Description

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Address
1 Altona Street, Level 2, West Perth, Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
BCI Minerals Ltd is an Australia-based resources company, managing a diversified portfolio of mineral interests. Its assets include Buckland, Mardie Salt, Carnegie Potash, and other exploration projects including Marble bar, Black Hills, and Maitland. The company earns potential iron ore royalties over third party projects located in the Pilbara. It holds an interest in Mardie Salt & Potash Project, Carnegie Potash Project, and Iron Valley Iron Ore Mine. The firm has three reportable segments being; Iron Valley, Mardie, and Other (Corporate and other assets). Sales revenue comprises iron ore sales in Australia.

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