GLNS (Golden Star Resources) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Mar. 2026)

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GLNS Golden Star Resources Corp GLNS
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What is Golden Star Resources Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Golden Star Resources's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.74 Mil. Golden Star Resources's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.00 Mil. Golden Star Resources's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.06 Mil. Golden Star Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was -13.13.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Golden Star Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

GLNS' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.38   Med: -10.68   Max: -5.77
Current: -11.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Golden Star Resources was -5.77. The lowest was -14.38. And the median was -10.68.

GLNS's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 614 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.03 vs GLNS: -11.85

Golden Star Resources  (OTCPK:GLNS) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Golden Star Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Golden Star Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Golden Star Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

Golden Star Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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GLNS vs NMEX, SILS, AUMN: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Golden Star Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Golden Star Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Golden Star Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Golden Star Resources Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Golden Star Resources's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.708717 + 0) / -0.069084
=-10.26

Golden Star Resources's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0.742297 + 0) / -0.05654
=-13.13

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) EBITDA data.


Golden Star Resources Business Description

Address 500 North Rainbow Boulevard, No. 300, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89107
Golden Star Resources Corp is an exploration-stage corporation engaged in the search for mineral deposits or reserves. The company holds a hundred-percent interest interest on four contiguous Federal BLM unpatented lode mining claims in Nevada that were acquired for mineral exploration purposes, mainly for the exploration of precious metals.
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