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Hindustan Zinc (BOM:500188) Interest Coverage : 10.35 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Hindustan Zinc 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. Hindustan Zinc's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹27,120 Mil. Hindustan Zinc's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-2,620 Mil. Hindustan Zinc's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 10.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:500188' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.67   Med: 49.29   Max: 593.9
Current: 10.67


BOM:500188's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.12% of 1341 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs BOM:500188: 10.67

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


Hindustan Zinc Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hindustan Zinc'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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Hindustan Zinc Interest Coverage Chart

Hindustan Zinc Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Hindustan Zinc 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 18.90 11.68 9.97 10.77 10.35

Competitive Comparison of Hindustan Zinc's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Hindustan Zinc'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.


Hindustan Zinc's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Hindustan Zinc's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hindustan Zinc's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hindustan Zinc 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.

Hindustan Zinc'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, Hindustan Zinc's Interest Expense was ₹-9,550 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹101,880 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹44,240 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*101880/-9550
=10.67

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Hindustan Zinc's Interest Expense was ₹-2,620 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹27,120 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹44,240 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*27120/-2620
=10.35

* 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.


Hindustan Zinc  (BOM:500188) 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 .


Hindustan Zinc Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Hindustan Zinc (BOM:500188) Business Description

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Address
Yashad Bhavan, Udaipur, RJ, IND, 313004
Hindustan Zinc Ltd is engaged in exploring, extracting, processing minerals, and manufacturing metals. The company is focused on mining and smelting zinc, Lead, and silver and also power generation through captive power plants and wind power plants. The company produces products under the brand name HZL and Vedanta. The segments of the company include Zinc, Lead, Silver, and others; and Wind energy. The company generates the majority of its revenues through Zinc, Lead, silver, and other segments. The company has a business presence in India, Asia, and the Rest of the World of which India derives a majority of the revenue.

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