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BlueRock Diamonds (LSE:BRD) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is BlueRock Diamonds 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. BlueRock Diamonds's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2022 was £-0.78 Mil. BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2022 was £-0.23 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


LSE:BRD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


BlueRock Diamonds Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlueRock Diamonds'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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BlueRock Diamonds Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Coverage

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, BlueRock Diamonds'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.


BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Coverage falls into.



BlueRock Diamonds 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.

BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Expense was £-0.38 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1.90 Mil.

BlueRock Diamonds did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2022, BlueRock Diamonds's Interest Expense was £-0.23 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.78 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £2.51 Mil.

BlueRock Diamonds did not have earnings to cover the 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.

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


BlueRock Diamonds  (LSE:BRD) 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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BlueRock Diamonds (LSE:BRD) Business Description

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Address
George Street, 4th Floor, Reading Bridge House, Berkshire, Reading, GBR, RG1 8LS
BlueRock Diamonds PLC is engaged in diamond mining in the Kimberley region of South Africa. The company has a mining right and operates in the Kareevlei Tenements. Its Kareevlei Project has over 3000 hectares in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, which is approximately 100 kilometers North West of Kimberley. The company's revenue comprises the sale of rough diamonds.