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DRDGold (DRDGold) Interest Coverage : 20.06 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is DRDGold 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. DRDGold's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $75.3 Mil. DRDGold's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-3.8 Mil. DRDGold's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 20.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DRD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.93   Med: 2.69   Max: 30.85
Current: 20.06


DRD's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.86% of 1343 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs DRD: 20.06

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


DRDGold Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for DRDGold'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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DRDGold Interest Coverage Chart

DRDGold Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.38 14.16 30.85 16.68 20.06

DRDGold Semi-Annual Data
Jun04 Jun05 Jun06 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
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 1.38 14.16 30.85 16.68 20.06

Competitive Comparison of DRDGold's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, DRDGold'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.


DRDGold's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

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



DRDGold 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.

DRDGold's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, DRDGold's Interest Expense was $-3.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $75.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*75.349/-3.756
=20.06

DRDGold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, DRDGold's Interest Expense was $-3.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $75.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*75.349/-3.756
=20.06

* 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.


DRDGold  (NYSE:DRD) 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 .


DRDGold Interest Coverage Related Terms

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DRDGold (DRDGold) Business Description

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Address
Cnr 14th Avenue and Hendrik Potgieter Road, Constantia Office Park, Cycad House, Building 17, Ground Floor, Weltevreden Park, ZAF, 1709
DRDGold Ltd is a South African gold mining company engaged in surface gold tailings retreatment including exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting. It has two operating segments: the Ergo which is a surface gold retreatment operation that treats old slime dams and sand dumps to the south of Johannesburg's central the business district as well as the East and Central Rand goldfields; and the FWGR which is a surface gold retreatment operation and treats old slime dams in the West Rand goldfields. The Ergo segment derives a vast majority of the revenue.

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