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African Minerals (African Minerals) Cash-to-Debt : 0.42 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is African Minerals 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. African Minerals's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 0.42.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, African Minerals couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014.

The historical rank and industry rank for African Minerals's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

AMLZF's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 17.875
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

African Minerals Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Minerals'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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African Minerals Cash-to-Debt Chart

African Minerals Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt 0.03 1.04 0.43

African Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only N/A 1.04 1.38 0.43 0.42

Competitive Comparison of African Minerals's Cash-to-Debt

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Minerals'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.


African Minerals's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



African Minerals 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.

African Minerals's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

African Minerals's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

* 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.


African Minerals  (GREY:AMLZF) 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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African Minerals (African Minerals) Business Description

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Address
Stratton House, 5 Stratton Street, London, GBR, W1J 8LA
African Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company. It is engaged in the development, design, construction, and operation of iron ore deposit at Tonkolili, Sierra Leone, and its related rail and port infrastructure. In addition, it is also involved in the marketing and sale of the iron ore produced from this project.

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