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Duncan Engineering (BOM:504908) Interest Coverage : 247.15 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Duncan Engineering 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. Duncan Engineering's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹20.8 Mil. Duncan Engineering's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-0.1 Mil. Duncan Engineering's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 247.15. 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. Duncan Engineering Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

BOM:504908' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.29   Med: 37.04   Max: 70.83
Current: 67.32


BOM:504908's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
77.06% of 2297 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.68 vs BOM:504908: 67.32

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


Duncan Engineering Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Duncan Engineering'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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Duncan Engineering Interest Coverage Chart

Duncan Engineering 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 14.19 37.04 48.39 70.68 70.83

Duncan Engineering Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 63.13 33.24 40.98 49.94 247.15

Competitive Comparison of Duncan Engineering's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Duncan Engineering'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.


Duncan Engineering's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Duncan Engineering's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Duncan Engineering's Interest Coverage falls into.



Duncan Engineering 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.

Duncan Engineering'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, Duncan Engineering's Interest Expense was ₹-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹71.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*71.256/-1.006
=70.83

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Duncan Engineering's Interest Expense was ₹-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹20.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*20.761/-0.084
=247.15

* 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.


Duncan Engineering  (BOM:504908) 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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Duncan Engineering (BOM:504908) Business Description

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Address
F-33, MIDC, Ranjangaon, Koregoan, Shirur, Pune, MH, IND, 412 220
Duncan Engineering Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and assembling of fluid power and automation products. Its business segment is Fluid power automation, Automotive Tyres Valves and Accessories. The products offered by the group are Hydraulic cylinders, Pneumatic valves. Air cylinders, Rotary Actuator, Limit switch box, Control panels and others. The company has a business presence in India and Outside India. The majority of the revenue is generated from India.

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