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SolarBank (NEOE:SUNN) Interest Coverage : 14.70 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SolarBank 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. SolarBank's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.88 Mil. SolarBank's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.13 Mil. SolarBank's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SolarBank's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NEOE:SUNN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 9.04
Current: 9.04


NEOE:SUNN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.42% of 329 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.13 vs NEOE:SUNN: 9.04

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


SolarBank Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SolarBank'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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SolarBank Interest Coverage Chart

SolarBank Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
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SolarBank Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - N/A 23.75 - 14.70

Competitive Comparison of SolarBank's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, SolarBank'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.


SolarBank's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, SolarBank's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



SolarBank 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.

SolarBank's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, SolarBank's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-2.68 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.89 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate SolarBank's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, SolarBank's Interest Expense was C$-0.13 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$1.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$3.61 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1.881/-0.128
=14.70

* 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.


SolarBank  (NEOE:SUNN) 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 .


SolarBank Interest Coverage Related Terms

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SolarBank (NEOE:SUNN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
505 Consumers Road, Suite 803, Toronto, ON, CAN, M2J 4Z2
SolarBank Corp is an independent renewable and clean energy project developer and asset operator based in Canada and the United States. It is engaged in the development and operation of solar photovoltaic power generation projects in the province of Ontario and the state of New York. The company operates in two principal geographical areas - Canada and United States with a substantial portion of its overall revenue being generated from United States.
Executives
Xiaohong Zheng Senior Officer

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