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Bajaj Auto (BOM:532977) Interest Coverage : 73.96 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bajaj Auto 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. Bajaj Auto's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹21,915 Mil. Bajaj Auto's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-296 Mil. Bajaj Auto's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 73.96. 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. Bajaj Auto Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

BOM:532977' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 139.11   Med: 896.78   Max: 4377.37
Current: 139.11


BOM:532977's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
91.23% of 1038 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.815 vs BOM:532977: 139.11

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


Bajaj Auto Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bajaj Auto'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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Bajaj Auto Interest Coverage Chart

Bajaj Auto Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,528.72 382.02 597.96 156.03 139.11

Bajaj Auto Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 100.27 152.61 311.67 191.90 73.96

Competitive Comparison of Bajaj Auto's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Bajaj Auto'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.


Bajaj Auto's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bajaj Auto's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bajaj Auto 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.

Bajaj Auto's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024, Bajaj Auto's Interest Expense was ₹-604 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹83,968 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,333 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*83967.9/-603.6
=139.11

Bajaj Auto's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Bajaj Auto's Interest Expense was ₹-296 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹21,915 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,333 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*21914.5/-296.3
=73.96

* 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.


Bajaj Auto  (BOM:532977) 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 .


Bajaj Auto Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Bajaj Auto (BOM:532977) Business Description

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Address
Mumbai Pune Road, Bajaj Auto Limited Complex, Akurdi, Pune, MH, IND, 411 035
Bajaj Auto Ltd was founded in 1945 as an automotive sales company, Bajaj is today the third largest manufacturer of motorcycles and the largest manufacturer of three-wheelers in the world. The company is engaged in the business of development, manufacturing, and distribution of automobiles such as motorcycles, commercial vehicles, electric two-wheelers, and parts. It has two business segments Automotive business and Investments. The company derives the majority of revenue from the Automotive segment.

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