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Bajaj Auto (BOM:532977) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bajaj Auto Financial Strength?

Bajaj Auto has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Bajaj Auto Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

Bajaj Auto's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 73.96. Bajaj Auto's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.04. As of today, Bajaj Auto's Altman Z-Score is 16.21.


Competitive Comparison of Bajaj Auto's Financial Strength

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Bajaj Auto'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.


Bajaj Auto's Financial Strength Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Bajaj Auto's Financial Strength falls into.



Bajaj Auto 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:

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

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

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

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

Bajaj Auto's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(11525.7 + 6333.3) / 449992
=0.04

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.

Bajaj Auto has a Z-score of 16.21, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 16.21 is strong.

* 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.


Bajaj Auto  (BOM:532977) 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.

Bajaj Auto has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Bajaj Auto (BOM:532977) Business Description

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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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