Discovery SilverHAM:1CU0 +9.02%40 Interest Coverage is 9.54 as of Mar. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates HAM:1CU0 with a GF Score™ of 40/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,317 Metals & Mining companies, Discovery Silver ranks worse than 87.24% 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. Discovery Silver's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €123.7 Mil. Discovery Silver's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €-13.0 Mil.
Discovery Silver's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 9.54.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Discovery Silver's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
HAM:1CU0'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.95 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: 6.07
HAM:1CU0's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 87.24% of 1317
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt
vs HAM:1CU0: 6.07
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 .
Discovery Silver Interest Coverage Related Terms
Discovery Silver Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Discovery Silver'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 Silver subindustry, Discovery Silver'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.
Discovery Silver Interest Coverage vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Discovery Silver's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Discovery Silver'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.
Discovery Silver (HAM:1CU0) has a Interest Coverage of 9.54 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Discovery Silver and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Discovery Silver's Interest Coverage has ranged from 4.95 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Discovery Silver ranks #1149 out of 1317 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 87.2%.
Is Discovery Silver's Interest Coverage too high?
Discovery Silver's current Interest Coverage of 9.54 is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.95 to a high of 10,000.00. The Metals & Mining industry median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00. Discovery Silver's value of 9.54 is 99.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Discovery Silver ranks #1149 out of 1317 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Discovery Silver has a GF Score™ of 40/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Discovery Silver's Interest Coverage compare to EXK?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Discovery Silver ranks #1149 out of 1317 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Discovery Silver in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 10,000.00. Discovery Silver's value of 9.54 is 99.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Discovery Silver's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 4.95 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10,000.00 vs. the industry median of 10,000.00, Discovery Silver 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 1,317 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. Discovery Silver's current Interest Coverage of 9.54 is 99.9% 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 Discovery Silver 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. Discovery Silver's current Interest Coverage is 9.54, which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Discovery Silver stock overvalued right now?
Discovery Silver (HAM:1CU0) has a current Interest Coverage of 9.54. The current Interest Coverage is 9.54, which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00 and 99.9% below the Metals & Mining industry median of 10,000.00. Discovery Silver's overall GF Score™ is 40/100 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 Discovery Silver (HAM:1CU0), the current Interest Coverage is 9.54 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.
Discovery Silver Corp is a precious metals company with assets in Canada and Mexico. It currently produces gold from the Porcupine operations in and near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The Porcupine Operations include the Hoyle Pond and Borden underground mines, and the Pamour open pit. Additionally, the company owns the Cordero project, which is a development-stage silver project located in Mexico. The firm has one reportable segment: Porcupine Complex (comprising its operating mines and mill).
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