Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 464.71% (As of Dec. 2025)


What is Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Somerset Minerals ASX:SMM Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 464.71% as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

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. Somerset Minerals's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.16 Mil. Somerset Minerals's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$0.03 Mil. Therefore, Somerset Minerals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 464.71%.


Somerset Minerals  (ASX:SMM) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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


Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Somerset Minerals'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.

Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Somerset Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -33.57 4.03 -46.30 0.00 0.00

Somerset Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on 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 0.00 0.00 2,460.00 1,200.00 464.71

Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Somerset Minerals'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.


Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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Somerset Minerals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Somerset Minerals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Jun. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Jun. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.183/( (0+0)/ 1 )
=-1  *  -0.183/0
=N/A %

where

Somerset Minerals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.158/( (0+0.034)/ 1 )
=-1  *  -0.158/0.034
=464.71 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.016 + 0.018
=0.034

* 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. 2025) 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 464.71% mean?
Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 464.71% as of Dec. 2025. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Somerset Minerals and its competitors.
Is Somerset Minerals' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Somerset Minerals' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 464.71%.
How does Somerset Minerals' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to competitors?
Somerset Minerals' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 464.71% 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 Somerset Minerals and its competitors. Somerset Minerals's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 464.71%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Somerset Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 464.71%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 464.71%. 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 Somerset Minerals (ASX:SMM), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 464.71% as of Dec. 2025. 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.

Somerset Minerals Business Description

Other Exchanges TMRFF:USA4W00:Germany
Address 22 Mount Street, Level 2, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Somerset Minerals Ltd is engaged in mineral exploration mainly in Canada and Ecuador. It has a portfolio of prospective precious and base metals projects, which includes Coppermine, Prescott, and Elizabeth-Blackdome projects in Canada, and the Rio Zarza projects in Ecuador. The group operates in three geographical segments within mineral exploration and extraction, being Australia, Canada, and Ecuador. The majority of its income is generated from its corporate and exploration activities in Canada.