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Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (NSE:TTML) Interest Coverage : 0.25 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) 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. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,015 Mil. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-4,141 Mil. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:TTML' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.23   Max: 0.49
Current: 0.23


NSE:TTML's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.29% of 292 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.615 vs NSE:TTML: 0.23

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


Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'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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Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Interest Coverage Chart

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) 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 - - 0.20 0.23 0.23

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) 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 0.26 0.22 0.22 0.24 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'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.


Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Coverage falls into.



Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) 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.

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'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, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Expense was ₹-16,216 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹3,770 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹130,091 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3769.8/-16215.8
=0.23

Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)'s Interest Expense was ₹-4,141 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,015 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹130,091 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1014.6/-4140.8
=0.25

* 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.


Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra)  (NSE:TTML) 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 .


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Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) (NSE:TTML) Business Description

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Address
D-26, TTC Industrial Area, MIDC Sanpada, P.O. Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 703
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd provides basic and cellular telecommunication services. The company provides its range of products and services wireline and wireless subscribers. Its services include Cloud and Saas, IoT Solutions, Marketing, Security Solution, and others. It provide telecommunication services only in the Indian domestic market.

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