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Argonaut Gold (FRA:A8U) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Argonaut 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. Argonaut Gold's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-13.6 Mil. Argonaut Gold's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-12.1 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Argonaut Gold Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

FRA:A8U' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 10.5   Max: 514.17
Current: 0.14


FRA:A8U's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt vs FRA:A8U: 0.14

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Argonaut Gold Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Argonaut 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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Argonaut Gold Interest Coverage Chart

Argonaut Gold Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.69 43.62 53.16 0.45 0.78

Argonaut Gold Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 8.55 6.20 - -

Competitive Comparison of Argonaut Gold's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Argonaut 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.


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

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

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



Argonaut 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.

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

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Argonaut Gold's Interest Expense was €-11.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €8.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €240.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8.853/-11.285
=0.78

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Argonaut Gold's Interest Expense was €-12.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-13.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €73.5 Mil.

Argonaut 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.


Argonaut Gold  (FRA:A8U) 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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Argonaut Gold Business Description

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Address
200 Bay Street, Suite 1302, Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2J3
Argonaut Gold Inc is a Canadian gold company engaged in exploration, mine development, production and sale of gold. Its primary assets are the El Castillo mine and the San Agustin mine, which together form the El Castillo Complex in Durango, Mexico, the La Colorada mine in Sonora, Mexico, the Florida Canyon mine in Nevada, USA, Magino mine and other projects.

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