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Berkley Renewables (XCNQ:BKS) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Berkley Renewables 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. Berkley Renewables's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was C$-0.14 Mil. Berkley Renewables's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was C$0.00 Mil. Berkley Renewables has no debt. 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 Berkley Renewables's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XCNQ:BKS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 3.16
* 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.


Berkley Renewables Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkley Renewables'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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Berkley Renewables Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Berkley Renewables's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Berkley Renewables'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.


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

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

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



Berkley Renewables 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.

Berkley Renewables's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017, Berkley Renewables's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-1.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Berkley Renewables had no debt (1).

Berkley Renewables's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2018, Berkley Renewables's Interest Expense was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.

Berkley Renewables had no debt (1).

* 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.


Berkley Renewables  (XCNQ:BKS) 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 .


Berkley Renewables Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Berkley Renewables (XCNQ:BKS) Business Description

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Address
570 Granville Street, Suite 900, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3P1
Berkley Renewables Inc is engaged in diversifying its business into renewable sources of energy which includes management and operation of photovoltaic power generation.

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