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GB Sciences (GB Sciences) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GB Sciences 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. GB Sciences's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.23 Mil. GB Sciences's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.04 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 GB Sciences's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GBLX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 148.11
* 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.


GB Sciences Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GB Sciences'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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GB Sciences Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of GB Sciences's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, GB Sciences'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.


GB Sciences's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, GB Sciences's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GB Sciences's Interest Coverage falls into.



GB Sciences 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.

GB Sciences'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, GB Sciences's Interest Expense was $-0.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

GB Sciences did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, GB Sciences's Interest Expense was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.08 Mil.

GB Sciences 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.


GB Sciences  (OTCPK:GBLX) 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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GB Sciences (GB Sciences) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9205 W. Russell Road, Suite 240, Las vegas, NV, USA, 89148
GB Sciences Inc is active in the healthcare sector. The company is engaged in developing and utilizing technologies in plant biology, cultivation, and extraction techniques combined with biotechnology, and plans to produce medical-grade cannabis, cannabis concentrates, and cannabinoid therapies. It seeks to be a technology and solution company that converts the cannabis plant into medicines, therapies, and treatments for a range of ailments.
Executives
John C Poss director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Craig Ellins director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 3035 EAST PATRICK LANE, SUITE 9, LAS VEGAS NV 89120
Lazarus Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 260 N. JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Lazarus Israel Opportunities Fund Lllp 10 percent owner C/O IBEX GP LLC, 260 NORTH JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Lazarus Investment Partners Lllp 10 percent owner C/O IBEX INVESTORS LLC, 260 NORTH JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206
Justin B Borus 10 percent owner 260 N. JOSEPHINE STREET, SUITE 300, DENVER CO 80206

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