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Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL) Interest Coverage : 2.01 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sapphire Fibres 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. Sapphire Fibres's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨1,277 Mil. Sapphire Fibres's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨-634 Mil. Sapphire Fibres's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.01. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

KAR:SFL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 2.73   Max: 5.2
Current: 2.27


KAR:SFL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.74% of 717 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 5.02 vs KAR:SFL: 2.27

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


Sapphire Fibres Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sapphire Fibres'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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Sapphire Fibres Interest Coverage Chart

Sapphire Fibres Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.70 2.81 4.06 5.20 4.48

Sapphire Fibres 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 5.36 4.11 2.97 0.65 2.01

Competitive Comparison of Sapphire Fibres's Interest Coverage

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Sapphire Fibres'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.


Sapphire Fibres's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sapphire Fibres's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sapphire Fibres 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.

Sapphire Fibres's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023, Sapphire Fibres's Interest Expense was ₨-2,156 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₨9,666 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*9666.081/-2155.776
=4.48

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Sapphire Fibres's Interest Expense was ₨-634 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₨1,277 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1277.103/-634.155
=2.01

* 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.


Sapphire Fibres  (KAR:SFL) 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 .


Sapphire Fibres Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Sapphire Fibres (KAR:SFL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
73-E Main Jail Road, 1st Floor, Tricon Corporate Centre, Gulberg II, Lahore, PB, PAK
Sapphire Fibres Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of yarn, fabrics, and garments. The company's operating segment includes Spinning; Knitting, processing and garments; Denim and Power.

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