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First Mining Gold (TSX:FF) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is First Mining Gold Financial Strength?

First Mining Gold has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate First Mining Gold's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, First Mining Gold's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of First Mining Gold's Financial Strength

For the Gold subindustry, First Mining Gold'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.


First Mining Gold's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where First Mining Gold's Financial Strength falls into.



First Mining Gold 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:

First Mining Gold's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$-1.81 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$0.19 Mil.

First Mining Gold's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate First Mining Gold's interest coverage with the available data.

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. First Mining Gold Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

First Mining Gold's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.064 + 0.192) / 0
=N/A

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.

First Mining Gold has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


First Mining Gold  (TSX:FF) 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.

First Mining Gold has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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First Mining Gold Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 2070, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4A2
First Mining Gold Corp is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and selective disposition of its North American mineral properties. It is engaged in advancing a portfolio of gold projects in Canada, with the project being the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario. The company also holds an equity position in Treasury Metals which is advancing the Goliath Gold Complex toward construction. Its portfolio of gold projects in eastern Canada also includes Hope Brook, Cameron, Duparquet, Duquesne, and Pitt gold projects. In addition, the Company holds an interest in the PC Gold legal entity which holds the Pickle Crow gold project.
Executives
Keith Neumeyer Director
Raymond L. Polman Director
Richard Lock Director
Kenneth Engquist Senior Officer
Samir Devendra Patel Senior Officer
Andrew Colin Marshall Senior Officer
Daniel William Wilton Director, Senior Officer
Malgorzata Karwowska Senior Officer
David Andrew Shaw Director, Senior Officer