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East West Petroleum (East West Petroleum) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is East West Petroleum 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. East West Petroleum's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. East West Petroleum's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. East West Petroleum has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

East West Petroleum Corp has no debt.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for East West Petroleum's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

EWPMF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 62   Med: 245   Max: 415
Current: 62


EWPMF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
81.6% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs EWPMF: 62.00

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


East West Petroleum Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for East West Petroleum'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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East West Petroleum Interest Coverage Chart

East West Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 595.00 - - 68.50

East West Petroleum Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of East West Petroleum's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, East West Petroleum'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.


East West Petroleum's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where East West Petroleum's Interest Coverage falls into.



East West Petroleum 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.

East West Petroleum's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, East West Petroleum's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*0.274/-0.004
=68.50

East West Petroleum's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

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

East West Petroleum had no debt (1).

* 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.


East West Petroleum  (OTCPK:EWPMF) 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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East West Petroleum (East West Petroleum) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1090 West Georgia Street, Suite 1305, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3V7
East West Petroleum Corp is an oil and gas exploration and production company. It is engaged in exploring, developing and producing from its oil and gas properties. Its producing oil and gas property in New Zealand is the Taranaki Basin which is located near the west coast of the North Island. The company derives its revenue from acquisition, exploration, and production of oil and gas properties.

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