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Northam Platinum Holdings (JSE:NPH) Interest Coverage : 2.73 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Northam Platinum Holdings 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. Northam Platinum Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R2,428 Mil. Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-890 Mil. Northam Platinum Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:NPH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.23   Med: 10.72   Max: 26.96
Current: 4.23


JSE:NPH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.22% of 1330 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs JSE:NPH: 4.23

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


Northam Platinum Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northam Platinum Holdings'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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Northam Platinum Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Northam Platinum Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
10.00 26.96 11.44 7.32

Northam Platinum Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.68 10.75 9.89 5.35 2.73

Competitive Comparison of Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Northam Platinum Holdings'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.


Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Northam Platinum Holdings 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.

Northam Platinum Holdings'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, Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Expense was R-2,117 Mil. Its Operating Income was R15,491 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R10,667 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*15491.06/-2116.845
=7.32

Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Northam Platinum Holdings's Interest Expense was R-890 Mil. Its Operating Income was R2,428 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R10,195 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2428.149/-889.504
=2.73

* 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.


Northam Platinum Holdings  (JSE:NPH) 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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Northam Platinum Holdings (JSE:NPH) Business Description

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Address
Magwa Crescent West, Building 4, 1st Floor, Maxwell Office Park, Jukskei View, Waterfall City, GT, ZAF, 2090
Northam Platinum Holdings Ltd is an integrated producer of platinum group metals. Its primary products are the three PGMs, platinum, palladium, and rhodium. The primary consumers of these metals are the motor manufacturing industry, the jewelry industry, and other industrial sectors. Its segments include Northam Holdings, Zondereinde mine, Booysendal mine, Eland mine, and the US recycling operations.

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