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Hochschild Mining (Hochschild Mining) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hochschild Mining Financial Strength?

Hochschild Mining has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Hochschild Mining's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.58. Hochschild Mining's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46. As of today, Hochschild Mining's Altman Z-Score is 2.06.


Competitive Comparison of Hochschild Mining's Financial Strength

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Hochschild Mining's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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Hochschild Mining Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Hochschild Mining's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $48.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $236.4 Mil.

Hochschild Mining's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*48.035/-4.54
=10.58

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Hochschild Mining's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(114.778 + 236.378) / 759.386
=0.46

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Hochschild Mining has a Z-score of 2.06, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Hochschild Mining is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.06 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Hochschild Mining  (OTCPK:HCHDY) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Hochschild Mining has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Hochschild Mining (Hochschild Mining) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
17 Cavendish Square, London, GBR, W1G 0PH
Hochschild Mining PLC a precious metals company engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of silver and gold deposits in the Americas. It primarily operates three mines located in southern Peru and one operating mine located in Argentina. The segment in which it operates includes Pallancata, San Jose, Inmaculada, Exploration, and Other. Its reportable segments are engaged in the sale of gold, silver, dore, and concentrate. The business of the company can be seen expanding across various geographical regions the USA, Peru, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Korea and Japan of which group derives major revenue share from the Switzerland region.

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