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Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) Financial Strength

: 9 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Wheaton Precious Metals has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp shows strong financial strength.

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

Wheaton Precious Metals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2,123.12. Wheaton Precious Metals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Wheaton Precious Metals's Altman Z-Score is 322.99.


Competitive Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Wheaton Precious Metals's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Wheaton Precious Metals Financial Strength Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Wheaton Precious Metals's Financial Strength falls into.



Wheaton Precious Metals 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:

Wheaton Precious Metals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$217 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$8 Mil.

Wheaton Precious Metals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*216.558/-0.102
=2,123.12

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Wheaton Precious Metals's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.81 + 7.546) / 1682.216
=0.00

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.

Wheaton Precious Metals has a Z-score of 322.99, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 322.99 is strong.

* 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.


Wheaton Precious Metals  (TSX:WPM) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Wheaton Precious Metals has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:WPM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1021 West Hastings Street, Suite 3500, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 0C3
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is a precious metal streaming company. The company has entered into over 20 long-term purchase agreements with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt. It has streaming agreements covering approximately 19 operating mines and 9 development stage projects. The company's projects include Vale's Salobo mine and silver streams on Glencore's Antamina mine and Goldcorp's Penasquito mine.