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Himadri Speciality Chemical (BOM:500184) Interest Coverage : 14.66 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Himadri Speciality Chemical 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. Himadri Speciality Chemical's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,482 Mil. Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-101 Mil. Himadri Speciality Chemical's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:500184' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.93   Med: 4.6   Max: 10.13
Current: 10.04


BOM:500184's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.37% of 1170 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.555 vs BOM:500184: 10.04

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


Himadri Speciality Chemical Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Himadri Speciality Chemical'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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Himadri Speciality Chemical Interest Coverage Chart

Himadri Speciality Chemical 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 5.33 2.70 3.87 7.52 10.13

Himadri Speciality Chemical 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 10.44 9.58 10.21 7.97 14.66

Competitive Comparison of Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Himadri Speciality Chemical'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.


Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Coverage falls into.



Himadri Speciality Chemical 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.

Himadri Speciality Chemical'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, Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Expense was ₹-578 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹5,855 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹246 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*5855.172/-577.986
=10.13

Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Himadri Speciality Chemical's Interest Expense was ₹-101 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,482 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹246 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1481.572/-101.086
=14.66

* 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.


Himadri Speciality Chemical  (BOM:500184) 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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Himadri Speciality Chemical (BOM:500184) Business Description

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Address
India Exchange Place, 2nd Floor, Ruby House 8, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 001
Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd is an Indian Coal Tar Pitch manufacturer with supplies to aluminium and graphite manufacturers. The company operates its business through two segments, which include Carbon Materials and chemicals; and Power. Through its operating segments, the company serves coal tar pitch to various industries to help manufacture aluminum, graphite electrodes, warhead missiles, lithium-ion batteries, and sulphonated naphthalene formaldehyde. Himadri also generates power through the windmills, which is marketed to the state electricity grid. Most of its revenue gets derived from the Carbon materials and chemicals segment. The group has a business presence in India and Outside India.

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