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Fairchild Gold (TSXV:FAIR) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Fairchild Gold 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. Fairchild Gold's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.07 Mil. Fairchild Gold's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was C$-0.00 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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


TSXV:FAIR'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.


Fairchild Gold Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fairchild Gold'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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Fairchild Gold Interest Coverage Chart

Fairchild Gold Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Fairchild Gold's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Fairchild Gold'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.


Fairchild Gold's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



Fairchild Gold 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.

Fairchild Gold's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023, Fairchild Gold's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Fairchild Gold had no debt (1).

Fairchild Gold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2024, Fairchild Gold's Interest Expense was C$-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.07 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Fairchild Gold 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.


Fairchild Gold  (TSXV:FAIR) 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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Fairchild Gold (TSXV:FAIR) Business Description

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Address
789 West, Pender Street, Suite 1010, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 1H2
Fairchild Gold Corp is engaged in the business of mineral exploration and the acquisition of mineral property assets in Canada ,specifically gold, in North America. The Fairchild Lake Property located in the Patricia Mining Division, north-western Ontario consists of 25 single-cell and multi-cell claims. The Property lies in the western arm of the Savant Lake greenstone belt.
Executives
Victor Cantore Director

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