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Sierra Metals (TSX:SMT) Cash-to-Debt : 0.19 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Sierra Metals Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Sierra Metals's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.19.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Sierra Metals couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:SMT' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.38   Max: 0.71
Current: 0.19

During the past 13 years, Sierra Metals's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.71. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.38.

TSX:SMT's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
85.52% of 2583 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 20.93 vs TSX:SMT: 0.19

Sierra Metals Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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Sierra Metals Cash-to-Debt Chart

Sierra Metals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.71 0.42 0.06 0.11 0.19

Sierra Metals Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Cash-to-Debt 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 0.11 0.14 0.23 0.19 0.19

Competitive Comparison of Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.


Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sierra Metals's Cash-to-Debt falls into.


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Sierra Metals Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Sierra Metals's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Sierra Metals's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

* 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.


Sierra Metals  (TSX:SMT) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Sierra Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Bay Street, Suite 2800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2J3
Sierra Metals Inc is a diversified Canadian mining company focused on the production, exploration, and development of precious and base metals in Peru and Mexico. It owns an interest in the polymetallic Yauricocha Mine in Peru and the Bolivar Mine in Mexico. In addition to its producing mines, the company also owns various exploration projects in Mexico and Peru, such as the Arechuyvo project, Oribo project, Adrico, San Juan, and other properties. Its reportable segments are the Bolivar Mine in Mexico, which derives maximum revenue, and the Yauricocha Mine in Peru.
Executives
J. Alberto Arias Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder
Ernesto Balarezo Director, Senior Officer
Patricia Munoz Kosa Senior Officer
Miguel Aramburu Director
Robert Mcdowell Neal Director
Jose Vizquerra Director
Michael Mcallister Senior Officer
Rajesh Vyas Senior Officer
Luis Carlos Marchese Director, Senior Officer
Jill Neff Senior Officer
Philip Renaud Director
Igor Gonzales Director, Senior Officer

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