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Nevsun Resources (Nevsun Resources) Cash-to-Debt : No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Nevsun Resources Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Nevsun Resources's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was No Debt (1).

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Nevsun Resources could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018.

(1) Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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 Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

NSU's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 18.42
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Nevsun Resources Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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Nevsun Resources Cash-to-Debt Chart

Nevsun Resources Annual Data
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Cash-to-Debt
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Nevsun Resources Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.


Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nevsun Resources's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Nevsun Resources Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Nevsun Resources's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

Nevsun Resources had no debt (1).

Nevsun Resources's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

Nevsun Resources 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.


Nevsun Resources  (AMEX:NSU) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Nevsun Resources (Nevsun Resources) Business Description

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Address
1066 West Hastings Street, Suite 1750, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3X1
Nevsun Resources Ltd is involved in acquisition, exploration, development and operation of mineral property interests. The company primarily engages in copper and zinc production at Bisha, a large, high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit located 150km west of Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa. The company generates revenue through the sale of copper and zinc concentrates which contain gold and silver by-products. Bisha is mined using conventional drill and blast open pit mining techniques to remove waste and deliver ore to the run of mine stock pile. Nevsun Resources also operates a high-grade copper and gold Timok project, a high-grade deposit located in the Bor mining district, in Serbia.