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Harmony Gold Mining Co (Harmony Gold Mining Co) Interest Coverage : 15.92 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Harmony Gold Mining Co 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. Harmony Gold Mining Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $379 Mil. Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-24 Mil. Harmony Gold Mining Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.92. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

HMY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.49   Med: 7.06   Max: 12.42
Current: 12.42


HMY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.7% of 1345 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs HMY: 12.42

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


Harmony Gold Mining Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harmony Gold Mining Co'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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Harmony Gold Mining Co Interest Coverage Chart

Harmony Gold Mining Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 3.49 7.37 - 8.03

Harmony Gold Mining Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 6.05 - 5.61 9.75 15.92

Competitive Comparison of Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Harmony Gold Mining Co'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.


Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Harmony Gold Mining Co 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.

Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Expense was $-53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $426 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $315 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*425.985/-53.028
=8.03

Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Harmony Gold Mining Co's Interest Expense was $-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was $379 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $180 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*378.526/-23.775
=15.92

* 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.


Harmony Gold Mining Co  (NYSE:HMY) 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 .


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Harmony Gold Mining Co (Harmony Gold Mining Co) Business Description

Address
Corner Main Reef Road and Ward Avenue, Randfontein Office Park, Randfontein, ZAF, 1759
Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd is a gold mining and exploration company having operations in South Africa and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Its projects include Bambanani, Joel, Masimong, Phakisa, Target 1, Tshepong, Unisel, Doornkop, and Kusasalethu. The group's segments are Tshepong Operations, Bambanani, Joel, Doornkop, Moab Khotsong, Hidden Valley, Target 1, Kusasalethu, Masimong, Unisel, and all other surface operations.