Empress RoyaltyEMPYF +1.85%52 Interest Coverage is 23.40 as of Mar. 2026, which is 236% above its 10-year median of 6.96. GuruFocus rates EMPYF with a GF Score™ of 52/100 and a GF Value™ of $1.49 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,319 Metals & Mining companies, Empress Royalty ranks worse than 79.45% on this metric.
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. Empress Royalty's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $5.57 Mil. Empress Royalty's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.24 Mil.
Empress Royalty's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 23.40.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Empress Royalty's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
EMPYF'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.84 Med: 6.96 Max: No Debt
Current: 11.95
EMPYF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 79.45% of 1319
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt
vs EMPYF: 11.95
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 .
Empress Royalty Interest Coverage Related Terms
Empress Royalty Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Empress Royalty'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.
For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Empress Royalty'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.
Empress Royalty Interest Coverage vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Empress Royalty's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Empress Royalty's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Empress Royalty (EMPYF) has a Interest Coverage of 23.40 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Empress Royalty and its competitors. This is 236% above median its historical median of 6.96. Over the past decade, Empress Royalty's Interest Coverage has ranged from 1.84 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Empress Royalty ranks #1048 out of 1319 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 79.5%.
Is Empress Royalty's Interest Coverage too high?
Empress Royalty's current Interest Coverage of 23.40 is 236% above median its 10-year median of 6.96. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.84 to a high of 10,000.00. The Metals & Mining industry median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00. Empress Royalty's value of 23.40 is 99.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Empress Royalty ranks #1048 out of 1319 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Empress Royalty has a GF Score™ of 52/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Empress Royalty's Interest Coverage compare to HL?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Empress Royalty ranks #1048 out of 1319 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Empress Royalty in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00. Empress Royalty's value of 23.40 is 99.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Empress Royalty's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 1.84 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.96 vs. the industry median of 10,000.00, Empress Royalty has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Metals & Mining company?
The median Interest Coverage among Metals & Mining companies is 10,000.00, based on 1,319 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Empress Royalty's current Interest Coverage of 23.40 is 99.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Empress Royalty and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Empress Royalty's current Interest Coverage is 23.40, which is 236% above median its own 10-year median of 6.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Empress Royalty stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empress Royalty (EMPYF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.49, compared to a current price of $0.59 — trading 60.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 23.40, which is 236% above median its 10-year median of 6.96 and 99.8% below the Metals & Mining industry median of 10,000.00. Empress Royalty's overall GF Score™ is 52/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Empress Royalty (EMPYF), the current Interest Coverage is 23.40 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Is Empress Royalty (EMPYF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Empress Royalty stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.59 is trading 60.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1.49.
GuruFocus considers Empress Royalty to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for EMPYF:
Interest Coverage: 23.40 (236% above median its 10-year median of 6.96)
GF Value™: $1.49 vs. price of $0.59 (60.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 99.8% below the Metals & Mining median (#1048 of 1319)
No single metric tells the full story. See the EMPYF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Empress Royalty Corp is a royalty and streaming creation company. It is engaged in the business of structuring and creating proprietary precious metal royalty and streaming agreements for its portfolio and may acquire certain interests from time to time. The company is focused on small to mid-tier producing or development stage mining companies, where immediate or near-term revenue can be generated, but may also consider earlier stage opportunities. Its revenue is derived from the Tahuehueto and Pinos stream in Mexico, the Sierra Antapite stream in Peru, the Galaxy stream in South Africa, and royalties on gold sales from the Manica gold project in Mozambique. The Company operates in a single segment, the creation and acquisition of royalty and stream interests.
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