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Electra Battery Materials (TSXV:ELBM) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Electra Battery Materials 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. Electra Battery Materials's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-4.17 Mil. Electra Battery Materials's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-4.44 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 Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSXV:ELBM'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.


Electra Battery Materials Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electra Battery Materials'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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Electra Battery Materials Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage falls into.



Electra Battery Materials 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.

Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Electra Battery Materials's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-16.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$4.00 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Electra Battery Materials's interest coverage with the available data.

Electra Battery Materials's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Electra Battery Materials's Interest Expense was C$-4.44 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-4.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$3.64 Mil.

Electra Battery Materials 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.


Electra Battery Materials  (TSXV:ELBM) 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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Electra Battery Materials (TSXV:ELBM) Business Description

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Address
133 Richmond Street West, Suite 602, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 2L3
Electra Battery Materials Corp is building North America's fully integrated, localized, and environmentally sustainable battery materials park. Electra Battery Materials is an integral part of the North American battery supply chain, providing low-carbon, sustainable, and traceable raw materials for the region's fast growing electric vehicle industry.