Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 2.91% (As of Dec. 2017)

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What is Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Mineral Commodities ASX:MRC Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 2.91% as of Dec. 2017.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Mineral Commodities's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was A$0.18 Mil. Mineral Commodities's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was A$6.25 Mil. Therefore, Mineral Commodities's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 2.91%.


Mineral Commodities  (ASX:MRC) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Mineral Commodities's Effective Interest Rate on 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.

Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Mineral Commodities Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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Mineral Commodities Semi-Annual Data
Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17
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Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Mineral Commodities's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on 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.


Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Mineral Commodities's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mineral Commodities's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.



Mineral Commodities Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Mineral Commodities's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.091/( (10.212+5.393)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.091/7.8025
=1.17 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=6.823 + 3.389
=10.212

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=2.736 + 2.657
=5.393

Mineral Commodities's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2017 )+Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2017 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.182/( (7.114+5.393)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.182/6.2535
=2.91 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=3.771 + 3.343
=7.114

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2017 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=2.736 + 2.657
=5.393

* 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 Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2017) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 2.91% mean?
Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 2.91% as of Dec. 2017. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Mineral Commodities and its competitors.
Is Mineral Commodities' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Mineral Commodities' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 2.91%.
How does Mineral Commodities' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to competitors?
Mineral Commodities' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 2.91% can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Mineral Commodities and its competitors. Mineral Commodities's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 2.91%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mineral Commodities stock overvalued right now?
Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 2.91%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 2.91%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Mineral Commodities (ASX:MRC), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 2.91% as of Dec. 2017. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Mineral Commodities Business Description

Address 161 Great Eastern Highway, Level 2, Belmont, WA, AUS, 6104
Mineral Commodities Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company. It has Tormin Mineral Sands projects in South Africa. The company is also engaged in graphite mining and processing at the Skaland Graphite Operation in Norway, exploration and evaluation for the future development of the Munglinup Graphite Project in Australia, and evaluation for the future development of an Active Anode Materials Plant to produce graphitic anode materials in Australia and Norway. Its reportable segments are the Tormin Project which generates key revenue, Xolobeni Project, Skaland Project, Australia exploration, and Corporate.