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Western Copper & Gold (TSX:WRN) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Western Copper & Gold Financial Strength?

Western Copper & Gold has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Western Copper & Gold Corp shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Western Copper & Gold has no long-term debt (1). As of today, Western Copper & Gold's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term 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.


Competitive Comparison of Western Copper & Gold's Financial Strength

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Western Copper & Gold's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Western Copper & Gold's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Western Copper & Gold's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Copper & Gold's Financial Strength falls into.



Western Copper & Gold Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Western Copper & Gold's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-2.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.00 Mil.

Western Copper & Gold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Western Copper & Gold had no long-term debt (1).

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Western Copper & Gold Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Western Copper & Gold's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.14 + 0) / 0
=N/A

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Western Copper & Gold has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Western Copper & Gold  (TSX:WRN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Western Copper & Gold has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Western Copper & Gold (TSX:WRN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1166 Alberni Street, Suite 1200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3Z3
Western Copper & Gold Corp is a Canada-based exploration-stage company. It is engaged in the exploration and development of the Casino mineral property located in Yukon, Canada (the Casino Project). The Company's operations are in one segment: the acquisition, exploration, and future development of mineral resource properties.
Executives
Varun Prasad Senior Officer