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Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) Interest Coverage

: 6.12 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Northern Star Resources's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$319 Mil. Northern Star Resources's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-52 Mil. Northern Star Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.12. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ASX:NST' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.68   Med: 19.76   Max: 100.64
Current: 12.68


ASX:NST's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.6% of 1344 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs ASX:NST: 12.68

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


Northern Star Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northern Star 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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Northern Star Resources Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.76 18.76 13.00 17.41 15.22

Northern Star Resources 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.11 16.83 3.41 22.20 6.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Northern Star 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.


Northern Star Resources Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Northern Star 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.

Northern Star Resources'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, Northern Star Resources's Interest Expense was A$-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$869 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,183 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*869.1/-57.1
=15.22

Northern Star Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Northern Star Resources's Interest Expense was A$-52 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$319 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,165 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*318.8/-52.1
=6.12

* 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.


Northern Star Resources  (ASX:NST) 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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Northern Star Resources (ASX:NST) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Hay Street, Level 4, Subiaco, Perth, WA, AUS, 6008
Northern Star is an Australia-based midtier global gold miner that sold around 1.6 million ounces of gold in fiscal 2023 from its three wholly owned mining operations in Australia and Alaska. Its current operations are the result of significant merger and acquisition activity including 13 acquisitions and four asset sales since 2010. Northern Star had roughly a decade of reserves at the end of fiscal 2023.

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