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Gem Diamonds (LSE:GEMD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.58 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Gem Diamonds Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Gem Diamonds's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £21.9 Mil. Gem Diamonds's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £12.3 Mil. Gem Diamonds's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £59.2 Mil. Gem Diamonds's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.58.

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 Gem Diamonds's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:GEMD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.37   Med: 0.22   Max: 0.77
Current: 0.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Gem Diamonds was 0.77. The lowest was -0.37. And the median was 0.22.

LSE:GEMD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
70.24% of 531 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.76 vs LSE:GEMD: 0.64

Gem Diamonds Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gem Diamonds'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.

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Gem Diamonds Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Gem Diamonds Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.37 0.24 0.16 0.17 0.77

Gem Diamonds Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 0.25 0.18 0.29 0.74 0.58

Competitive Comparison of Gem Diamonds's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Gem Diamonds'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.


Gem Diamonds's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Gem Diamonds's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Gem Diamonds Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Gem Diamonds's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(28.104 + 7.064) / 45.43
=0.77

Gem Diamonds's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(21.928 + 12.262) / 59.218
=0.58

* 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 two times the quarterly (Jun. 2024) EBITDA data.


Gem Diamonds  (LSE:GEMD) 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.


Gem Diamonds Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Gem Diamonds Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 Eaton Gate, London, GBR, SW1W 9BJ
Gem Diamonds Ltd is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in the exploration and development of diamond mines. The company's geographical segments include Lesotho (diamond mining activities); Belgium (sales, marketing, and manufacturing of diamonds); and BVI, RSA, the UK, and Cyprus (technical and administrative services) and Botswana (diamond mining activities, currently on care and maintenance). It generates maximum revenue from the Lesotho region. Its projects include Letseng Diamond mine and Ghaghoo Diamond mine. The company's revenue is derived from mining activities, polished manufacturing margins, and diamond analysis and manufacturing services.

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