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Desert Metals (ASX:DM1) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Desert Metals Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Desert Metals's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$-0.73 Mil. Desert Metals's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$0.00 Mil. Desert Metals has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Desert Metals Ltd has no debt.

(1) Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for Desert Metals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:DM1' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt


ASX:DM1's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.77% of 1324 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs ASX:DM1: No Debt

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Desert Metals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Desert Metals's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Desert Metals Interest Coverage Chart

Desert Metals Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Desert Metals Semi-Annual Data
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Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Desert Metals's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Desert Metals's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Desert Metals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Desert Metals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Desert Metals's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Desert Metals Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Desert Metals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, Desert Metals's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-9.89 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

Desert Metals had no debt (1).

Desert Metals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Desert Metals's Interest Expense was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$-0.73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.00 Mil.

Desert Metals had no debt (1).

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Desert Metals  (ASX:DM1) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Desert Metals Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Desert Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
389 Oxford Street, Suite 9, Level 2, Mount Hawthorn, Perth, WA, AUS, 6016
Desert Metals Ltd is a mineral exploration company. The company explores nickel and copper. The company has one reportable segment, namely the mineral exploration industry It is focused on developing the Narryer Project. Agboville Lithium Project, Tengrela South Gold Project and other projects.

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