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GoldStone Resources (LSE:GRL) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is GoldStone Resources 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. GoldStone Resources's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £-0.79 Mil. GoldStone Resources's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £-1.11 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. GoldStone Resources Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

LSE:GRL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.37


LSE:GRL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
99.32% of 1332 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs LSE:GRL: 0.37

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


GoldStone Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GoldStone Resources'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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GoldStone Resources Interest Coverage Chart

GoldStone Resources Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of GoldStone Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, GoldStone Resources'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.


GoldStone Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where GoldStone Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.


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GoldStone Resources 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.

GoldStone Resources's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, GoldStone Resources's Interest Expense was £-1.10 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-1.03 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

GoldStone Resources did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

GoldStone Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, GoldStone Resources's Interest Expense was £-1.11 Mil. Its Operating Income was £-0.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.

GoldStone Resources 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.


GoldStone Resources  (LSE:GRL) 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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GoldStone Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
41 The Parade, 2nd Floor, International House, Saint Helier, JEY, JE2 3QQ
GoldStone Resources Ltd is an exploration company. Its primary activity is the exploration and mining of gold and associated elements. The company projects include Akrokeri and Homase Licence. It has two reportable egments: Exploration and Corporate.

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