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Imperial Metals (TSX:III) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Imperial Metals 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. Imperial Metals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-6.1 Mil. Imperial Metals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-10.5 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 Imperial Metals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSX:III'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.


Imperial Metals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Imperial 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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Imperial Metals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Imperial Metals's Interest Coverage

For the Copper subindustry, Imperial 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.


Imperial Metals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Imperial 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Imperial Metals's Interest Expense was C$-31.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-31.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$113.1 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Imperial Metals's Interest Expense was C$-10.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-6.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$160.0 Mil.

Imperial 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.


Imperial Metals  (TSX:III) 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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Imperial Metals (TSX:III) Business Description

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Address
580 Hornby Street, Suite 200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3B6
Imperial Metals Corp is a mining company mainly engaged in the exploration, development, and production of base and precious metals from Canadian mineral properties. It operates through four segments which include Red Chris, Mount Polley, Huckleberry, and Corporate. The company's properties include the Red Chris copper/gold mine in northwest British Columbia; the Mount Polley copper/gold mine in central British Columbia, and the Huckleberry copper mine in northern British Columbia. It explores copper, gold, silver, and other minerals in which copper is the company's principal product.
Executives
L.l.c. Fairholme Capital Management 10% Security Holder

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