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Sandstorm Gold (Sandstorm Gold) Interest Coverage

: 1.48 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Sandstorm Gold's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.9 Mil. Sandstorm Gold's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-10.0 Mil. Sandstorm Gold's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.48. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SAND' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.55   Med: 5.46   Max: 20.77
Current: 1.55


SAND's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.6% of 1341 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs SAND: 1.55

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


Sandstorm Gold Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sandstorm 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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Sandstorm Gold Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.46 15.18 20.77 2.59 1.55

Sandstorm Gold Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.07 1.39 1.72 1.59 1.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Sandstorm 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.


Sandstorm Gold Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Sandstorm 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.

Sandstorm 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, Sandstorm Gold's Interest Expense was $-39.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $61.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $435.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*61.096/-39.515
=1.55

Sandstorm Gold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Sandstorm Gold's Interest Expense was $-10.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $14.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $435.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*14.866/-10.025
=1.48

* 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.


Sandstorm Gold  (NYSE:SAND) 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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Sandstorm Gold (Sandstorm Gold) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Burrard Street, Suite 1400, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3A6
Sandstorm Gold Ltd provides financing to companies engaged in gold mining through the gold stream and royalty. Geographically, the company has operational footprints in North America, South & Central America, Africa, and Asia & Australia. The firm's royalties include Hod Maden, Santa Elena, Chapada, and Cerro Moro.