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California Nanotechnologies (California Nanotechnologies) Interest Coverage : 12.07 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is California Nanotechnologies 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. California Nanotechnologies's Operating Income for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.34 Mil. California Nanotechnologies's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.03 Mil. California Nanotechnologies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 12.07. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CANOF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.01   Max: 6.92
Current: 6.92


CANOF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
58.96% of 1194 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.845 vs CANOF: 6.92

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


California Nanotechnologies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for California Nanotechnologies'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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California Nanotechnologies Interest Coverage Chart

California Nanotechnologies Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.17 0.18 - 2.84 1.85

California Nanotechnologies Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 2.67 2.00 2.24 8.68 12.07

Competitive Comparison of California Nanotechnologies's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, California Nanotechnologies'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.


California Nanotechnologies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, California Nanotechnologies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where California Nanotechnologies's Interest Coverage falls into.



California Nanotechnologies 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.

California Nanotechnologies's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023, California Nanotechnologies's Interest Expense was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.23 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Feb. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Feb. 2023 )
=-1*0.207/-0.112
=1.85

California Nanotechnologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Nov. 2023, California Nanotechnologies's Interest Expense was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.31 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*0.338/-0.028
=12.07

* 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.


California Nanotechnologies  (OTCPK:CANOF) 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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California Nanotechnologies (California Nanotechnologies) Business Description

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Address
900, 517 - 10th Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2R 0A8
California Nanotechnologies Corp engages in the production, and research and development of nanostructured components and materials. Its products include precision forged components, thermal spray powders, nano light alloy powders, nanoalloy billets, nano superalloy powders, cemented carbides, and tooling. The company products are used in Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Medical, and Sport and Recreation industries.

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