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Metalore Resources (Metalore Resources) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Metalore Resources 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. Metalore Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.04 Mil. Metalore Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 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 Metalore Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


MTLRF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.59
* 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.


Metalore Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metalore 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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Metalore Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Metalore Resources Annual Data
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Metalore Resources Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Metalore Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Metalore 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.


Metalore Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Metalore 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.

Metalore Resources'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, Metalore Resources's Interest Expense was $-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.08 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*0.083/-0.054
=1.54

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Metalore Resources's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Metalore Resources 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.


Metalore Resources  (OTCPK:MTLRF) 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 .


Metalore Resources Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Metalore Resources (Metalore Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
124 Norfolk Street North, P.O. Box 422, Simcoe, ON, CAN, N3Y 3N8
Metalore Resources Ltd is a Canada-based resource company focused on natural gas production and gold exploration. It owns and controls petroleum, natural gas, and mineral leases in Charlotteville, Walsingham, and Houghton townships in Norfolk County, Ontario. The company's properties for gold exploration include Paint LakeProperty and Brookbank Jv Properties. It generates the majority of revenue from the sale of natural gas.

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