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Golden Star Resources (Golden Star Resources) Interest Coverage : 5.09 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Golden Star Resources 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. Golden Star Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $13.0 Mil. Golden Star Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $-2.6 Mil. Golden Star Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 5.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. Golden Star Resources Ltd interest coverage is 4.42, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Golden Star Resources's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

GSS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.31   Med: 4.95   Max: 7.89
Current: 4.42


GSS's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt vs GSS: 4.42

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


Golden Star Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Golden Star Resources'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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Golden Star Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Golden Star Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 5.62 - 4.84 7.89

Golden Star Resources Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 10.24 7.37 5.33 - 5.09

Competitive Comparison of Golden Star Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Golden Star Resources'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.


Golden Star Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Golden Star Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



Golden Star Resources 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.

Golden Star Resources's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Golden Star Resources's Interest Expense was $-12.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $99.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $55.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*99.782/-12.645
=7.89

Golden Star Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2021, Golden Star Resources's Interest Expense was $-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $13.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $112.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2021 )
=-1*13.017/-2.556
=5.09

* 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.


Golden Star Resources  (AMEX:GSS) 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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Golden Star Resources (Golden Star Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
150 King Street West, Suite 1200, Sun Life Financial, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 1J9
Golden Star Resources Ltd is a Canadian-based gold mining and exploration company. The company holds interests in various gold exploration projects in Ghana and parts of West Africa, and it also holds and manages properties in Brazil. The majority of the group's gold production is sold to a gold refinery in South Africa. The long-term objective of the company is to continue developing low-cost projects.
Executives
Kathrine Macdonald 10 percent owner 885 PYRFORD ROAD, WEST VANCOUVER A1 V7S 2A2
Samuel T. Coetzer director, officer: President and CEO 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127
S Mitchel Wasel officer: Vice President, Exploration 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127
Jeffrey A. Swinoga officer: EVP & CFO 10901 W TOLLER DRIVE LITTLETON CO 80127
Ian Macgregor director GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD. 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127
Thompson Christopher M.t. director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLETON CO 80127
Timothy C. Baker director 10901 W TOLLER DRIVE, LITTLETON CO 80127
Craig J. Nelsen director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127
Robert E. Doyle director 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127
Tony A Jensen director 620 E HEARTSTRONG STREET, SUPERIOR CO 80027
James E Askew director 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127-6312
Bruce Higson-smith officer: SVP Corporate Strategy GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD. 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127-6312
Daniel Owiredu officer: EVP Operations 10901 W. TOLLER DRIVE, SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127
William Lee Yeates director 10901 W TOLLER DR STE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127-631
Roger Palmer officer: Vice President and CFO 10901 WEST TOLLER DRIVE SUITE 300 LITTLETON CO 80127-6312

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