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EGO (Eldorado Gold) Interest Coverage : 15.24 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Eldorado 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. Eldorado Gold's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $88 Mil. Eldorado Gold's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-6 Mil. Eldorado Gold's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 15.24. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

EGO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 3.58   Max: 11.36
Current: 10.36


EGO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.17% of 1320 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs EGO: 10.36

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


Eldorado Gold Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eldorado 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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Eldorado Gold Interest Coverage Chart

Eldorado Gold Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 5.78 3.16 1.76 5.67

Eldorado Gold Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 4.66 6.87 7.80 14.29 15.24

Competitive Comparison of Eldorado Gold's Interest Coverage

For the Gold subindustry, Eldorado 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.


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

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

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



Eldorado 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.

Eldorado Gold's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Eldorado Gold's Interest Expense was $-31 Mil. Its Operating Income was $173 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $654 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*173.035/-30.507
=5.67

Eldorado Gold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Eldorado Gold's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $767 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*87.716/-5.754
=15.24

* 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.


Eldorado Gold  (NYSE:EGO) 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 .


Eldorado Gold Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Eldorado Gold Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
550 Burrard Street, Suite 1188, Bentall 5, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 2B5
Eldorado Gold Corp is a gold and base metals producer with mining, development, and exploration operations in Turkey, Canada, Greece and Romania. It has a portfolio of high-quality assets and long-term partnerships with local communities. Some of its projects include Kisladag, Efemcukuru, Skouries; Perama Hill, and Certej projects.