Vast Resources (LSE:VAST) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 14.16% (As of Oct. 2025)

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What is Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Vast Resources LSE:VAST Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 14.16% as of Oct. 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. Vast Resources's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was £1.27 Mil. Vast Resources's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was £8.99 Mil. Therefore, Vast Resources's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 14.16%.

Vast Resources  (LSE:VAST) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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

Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vast Resources'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.

Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Vast Resources Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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Vast Resources Semi-Annual Data
Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24 Apr25 Oct25
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.25 25.78 11.55 3.88 14.16

Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Vast Resources'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.

Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Metals & Mining Industry

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

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


Vast Resources Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Vast Resources's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Apr. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Apr. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.652/( (8.318+9.155)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.652/8.7365
=7.46 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Apr. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 8.318
=8.318

Total Debt  (A: Apr. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 9.155
=9.155

Vast Resources's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Apr. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Oct. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -1.272/( (9.155+8.817)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -1.272/8.986
=14.16 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Apr. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 9.155
=9.155

Total Debt  (Q: Oct. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 8.817
=8.817

* 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 (Oct. 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 14.16% mean?
Vast Resources (LSE:VAST) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 14.16% as of Oct. 2025. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Vast Resources and its competitors.
Is Vast Resources' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Vast Resources' current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 14.16%.
How does Vast Resources' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to competitors?
Vast Resources' Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 14.16% 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 Vast Resources and its competitors. Vast Resources's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 14.16%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vast Resources stock overvalued right now?
Vast Resources (LSE:VAST) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 14.16%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 14.16%. 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 Vast Resources (LSE:VAST), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 14.16% as of Oct. 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.

Vast Resources Business Description

Address c/o Arch Law Limited, 8 Bishopsgate, Huckletree Bishopsgate, London, GBR, EC2N 4BQ
Vast Resources PLC is focused on key mining opportunities in Romania, Zimbabwe and Tajikistan. The Group operates in one business segment, the development and mining of mineral assets. It is a resource development company producing copper concentrate, zinc concentrate and gold and silver concentrate from Manaila Polymetallic Mine based at Romania. It has interest in the underground mine, Baita Plai, which is a skarn deposit comprising veins in calcareous sediments in approximately eight distinct pipes. The geographical segments of the company includes Europe and Central Asia and Southern Africa. It has earned revenue from Europe and Central Asia.