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Fresnillo (Fresnillo) Interest Coverage

: 2.06 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Fresnillo's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $87 Mil. Fresnillo's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-43 Mil. Fresnillo's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FNLPF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.99   Med: 6.56   Max: 17.24
Current: 1.99


FNLPF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
94.33% of 1341 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs FNLPF: 1.99

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


Fresnillo Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fresnillo'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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Fresnillo Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.49 8.12 10.83 3.73 1.99

Fresnillo Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.19 6.73 1.64 1.93 2.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Other Precious Metals & Mining subindustry, Fresnillo'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.


Fresnillo Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Fresnillo 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.

Fresnillo'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, Fresnillo's Interest Expense was $-85 Mil. Its Operating Income was $169 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $872 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*168.585/-84.539
=1.99

Fresnillo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Fresnillo's Interest Expense was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $872 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*87.425/-42.522
=2.06

* 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.


Fresnillo  (OTCPK:FNLPF) 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 .


Fresnillo Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Fresnillo (Fresnillo) Business Description

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Address
Calzada Legaria No. 549, Torre 2, Piso 11, Delegacion Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico, DF, MEX, 11250
Fresnillo PLC is a silver mining company and the largest gold producer. The group has seven reportable operating segments, which are represented by six producing mines. The Fresnillo, Juanicipio and Saucito mines are located in the state of Zacatecas and are some of the world's largest underground silver mines. The Cirnega mine, located in the state of Durango, an underground gold mine. The San Julian mine, located on the border of Durango states, which is an underground silver-gold mine. The Herradura, Soledad-Dipolos, and Noche Buena are all open pit gold mines, located in the state of Sonora. Herradura and Saucito combined account for more than half of group revenue.

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