Petra Diamonds (CHIX:PDLL) Financial Strength: 0 (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Petra Diamonds Financial Strength?

Petra Diamonds has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Petra Diamonds did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Petra Diamonds's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 1.70. As of today, Petra Diamonds's Altman Z-Score is -1.42.


Petra Diamonds  (CHIX:PDLl) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Petra Diamonds has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


Petra Diamonds Financial Strength Related Terms


CHIX:PDLL vs HL: Financial Strength Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Petra Diamonds's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Petra Diamonds Financial Strength vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Petra Diamonds's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Petra Diamonds's Financial Strength falls into.



Petra Diamonds Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Petra Diamonds's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-17.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-8.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £250.2 Mil.

Petra Diamonds's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is

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

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Petra Diamonds's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.735 + 250.245) / 149.4
=1.70

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Petra Diamonds has a Z-score of -1.42, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.42 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Petra Diamonds Business Description

Other Exchanges PDL:UKFPO:Germany
Address 2 Church Street, Clarendon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM11
Petra Diamonds Ltd is an independent diamond mining company. It focuses on the upstream segment of the diamond pipeline, which includes mining, processing, sorting, and selling rough diamonds. It operates in Southern Africa, with mines such as Cullinan and Finsch producing high-quality white and rare blue diamonds. Its operating and geographical segments are: a) Mining: The extraction and sale of rough diamonds from mining operations in South Africa and Tanzania, b) Corporate: Administrative activities in the United Kingdom, c) Beneficiation: Beneficiation activities in South Africa. The majority of revenue is generated from the sale of rough diamonds.