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Kirkland Lake Gold (Kirkland Lake Gold) Interest Coverage : 685.96 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Kirkland Lake Gold 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. Kirkland Lake Gold's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $340 Mil. Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $-0 Mil. Kirkland Lake Gold's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 685.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


KL'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.


Kirkland Lake Gold Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kirkland Lake Gold'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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Kirkland Lake Gold Interest Coverage Chart

Kirkland Lake Gold Annual Data
Trend Apr11 Apr12 Apr13 Apr14 Apr15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.12 21.23 257.98 881.48 358.09

Kirkland Lake Gold Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 167.98 - 818.88 1,146.70 685.96

Competitive Comparison of Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Kirkland Lake Gold'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.


Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kirkland Lake Gold 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.

Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,262 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*1262.266/-3.525
=358.09

Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2021, Kirkland Lake Gold's Interest Expense was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $340 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2021 )
=-1*340.234/-0.496
=685.96

* 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.


Kirkland Lake Gold  (NYSE:KL) 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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Kirkland Lake Gold (Kirkland Lake Gold) Business Description

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200 Bay Street, Suite 2800, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2J1
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd is a Canada-based gold mining, development, and exploration company with a diversified portfolio of exploration projects. The production profile of the company includes the Macassa mine complex located in northeastern Ontario and the Fosterville gold mine located in the State of Victoria, Australia. Also, the company owns the Holt mine and the Detour mine. The company's mines and material mineral projects are located in Canada and Australia.

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