Firering Strategic Minerals (LSE:FRG) Net Debt Paydown Yield % : -5.58% (As of Jul. 22, 2026)

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What is Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield %?

Firering Strategic Minerals LSE:FRG Net Debt Paydown Yield % is -5.58% as of Jul. 22, 2026. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,543 Metals & Mining companies, Firering Strategic Minerals ranks worse than 83.86% on this metric.

Net Debt Paydown Yield % is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. It is a measure of a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt. As of today, Firering Strategic Minerals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % was -5.58%.


Firering Strategic Minerals  (LSE:FRG) Net Debt Paydown Yield % Explanation

Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced. In other words, it is a measure of the willingness and ability of a firm's management to pay down debt. Companies that have high debt paydown yields indicate that they are more aggressive with paying down debt.

In the calculation of Net Debt Paydown Yield %, we use the reductions of TTM average total debt one-year-ago and TTM average total debt at present, divided by its Market Cap.

We calculating the TTM average debt by adding up the total debt, calculated by the sum of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation, in the trailing twelve months(TTM) divided by the counts of the total debt, accoring to the company's report frequency.


Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Related Terms


Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Firering Strategic Minerals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % 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.

Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Chart

Firering Strategic Minerals Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Net Debt Paydown Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.30 -2.18 0.59 -3.46 -8.42

Firering Strategic Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Net Debt Paydown Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 1.20 -3.46 -10.14 -8.42

Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Firering Strategic Minerals's Net Debt Paydown Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Debt Paydown Yield % 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.


Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield % vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Firering Strategic Minerals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Firering Strategic Minerals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % falls into.



Firering Strategic Minerals Net Debt Paydown Yield % Calculation

Firering Strategic Minerals's Net Debt Paydown Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Net Debt Paydown Yield %
=( TTM Average Debt   (1-Year Ago))-TTM Average Debt )/Market Cap
=( 0.98-1.34 )/4.294602
=-8.42 %

* 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.

* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Net Debt Paydown Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.

What does a Net Debt Paydown Yield % of -5.58% mean?
Firering Strategic Minerals (LSE:FRG) has a Net Debt Paydown Yield % of -5.58% as of Jul. 22, 2026. Net Debt Paydown Yield is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. This metric provides insight into a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt using free cash flow. View historical data on Firering Strategic Minerals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Firering Strategic Minerals ranks #1294 out of 1543 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 83.9%.
Is Firering Strategic Minerals' Net Debt Paydown Yield % too high?
Firering Strategic Minerals' current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is -5.58%. Based on the distribution chart, Firering Strategic Minerals ranks #1294 out of 1543 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Firering Strategic Minerals' Net Debt Paydown Yield % compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Firering Strategic Minerals ranks #1294 out of 1543 companies for Net Debt Paydown Yield %. This places Firering Strategic Minerals in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Net Debt Paydown Yield % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Net Debt Paydown Yield % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Net Debt Paydown Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Net Debt Paydown Yield % mean?
A high Net Debt Paydown Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Net Debt Paydown Yield is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. This metric provides insight into a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt using free cash flow. View historical data on Firering Strategic Minerals and its competitors. Firering Strategic Minerals's current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is -5.58%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Firering Strategic Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Firering Strategic Minerals (LSE:FRG) has a current Net Debt Paydown Yield % of -5.58%. The current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is -5.58%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Net Debt Paydown Yield % calculated?
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Firering Strategic Minerals (LSE:FRG), the current Net Debt Paydown Yield % is -5.58% as of Jul. 22, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Firering Strategic Minerals Business Description

Address Ioanni Stylianou 6, 2nd Floor, Office 202, Nicosia, CYP, 2003
Firering Strategic Minerals PLC focuses on developing assets for the ethical production of critical metals. The company's portfolio of assets is in Cote d'Ivoire. Lithium-Coltan Project covers an area of 135 km2 and is in Northern Cote d'Ivoire. It holds an exploration license for lithium which has been amended to include, inter alia, niobium-tantalum following the results of the exploration study and as part of the application for exploitation permits.