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Torchlight Energy Resources (Torchlight Energy Resources) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Torchlight Energy Resources 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. Torchlight Energy Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-1.74 Mil. Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-0.51 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 Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TRCH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.74
* 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.


Torchlight Energy Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Torchlight Energy Resources'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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Torchlight Energy Resources Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Torchlight Energy Resources'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.


Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



Torchlight Energy Resources 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.

Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Expense was $-1.24 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.55 Mil.

Torchlight Energy Resources did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, Torchlight Energy Resources's Interest Expense was $-0.51 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Torchlight Energy Resources 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.


Torchlight Energy Resources  (NAS:TRCH) 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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Torchlight Energy Resources (Torchlight Energy Resources) Business Description

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Address
5700 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 3600, Plano, TX, USA, 75093
Torchlight Energy Resources Inc acquires, explores, exploits, and develops oil and natural gas properties in the United States. It is primarily focused on the acquisition of early-stage projects, the development and delineation of the projects, and then the monetization of those assets once these activities are completed. The firm's primary interests include the Orogrande Project in Hudspeth County, Texas and the Hazel Project in the Midland Basin.
Executives
Alexandre Zyngier director 5700 W. PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Greg Mccabe director, 10 percent owner 500 WEST TEXAS AVE., SUITE 890, MIDLAND TX 79701
Roger N Wurtele officer: Chief Financial Officer 5700 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
John A. Brda director, officer: President and CEO 1425 FRONTENAY, WARSON WOODS MO 63122
Michael James Graves director 5700 PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Robert Lance Cook director 5700 W. PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75903
Robert David Newton director 5700 W. PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Mccabe Petroleum Corp 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 11188, MIDLAND TX 79702
Ernest Scott Kimbrough director 5700 W. PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Shockey Eunis Lorance Jr director 10827 STONE CANYON ROAD, DALLAS TX 75230
Mcandrew Willard Greer Iii other: Former Officer and Director 5700 WEST PLANO PARKWAY, SUITE 3600, PLANO TX 75093
Jerry D Barney 10 percent owner 841 ANDREW RUN, CANYON LAKE TX 78133
Edward J Devereaux director 1713 VILLA COURT, CORINTH TX 76210
G Mc Exploration, Llc 10 percent owner 400 PINE STREET, SUITE 700, ABILENE TX 79601
Robert Kenneth Dulin 10 percent owner 8449 GREENWOOD DRIVE, NIWOT CO 80503

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