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Canadian Metals (Canadian Metals) 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. Canadian Metals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.11 Mil. Canadian Metals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.04 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 Canadian Metals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CNMTF'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.


Canadian Metals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian 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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Competitive Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Canadian 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.


Canadian Metals Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Canadian 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.

Canadian Metals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, Canadian Metals's Interest Expense was $-0.15 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.37 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.59 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Canadian Metals's Interest Expense was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.61 Mil.

Canadian Metals 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.


Canadian Metals  (OTCPK:CNMTF) 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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Canadian Metals (Canadian Metals) Business Description

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Address
1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 2700, Montrea, QC, CAN, H3A3G4
Canadian Metals Inc is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties in Quebec and New Brunswick. It is committed to the discovery and aggressive exploration of gold and base metal assets. Some of its properties include Lac La Chesnaye Property, Nicholas Deny's Project, Goldstrike Property, Oxford Property, Mountain Brook Property, and others.

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