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Westlife Foodworld (BOM:505533) Interest Coverage : 35.73 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Westlife Foodworld 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. Westlife Foodworld's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹10,080 Mil. Westlife Foodworld's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-282 Mil. Westlife Foodworld's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 35.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:505533' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 1.85   Max: 12.17
Current: 10.66


BOM:505533's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.69% of 260 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 7.17 vs BOM:505533: 10.66

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


Westlife Foodworld Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westlife Foodworld'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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Westlife Foodworld Interest Coverage Chart

Westlife Foodworld 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 0.99 - 1.24 12.17 10.66

Westlife Foodworld 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 37.50 2.35 1.98 1.65 35.73

Competitive Comparison of Westlife Foodworld's Interest Coverage

For the Restaurants subindustry, Westlife Foodworld'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.


Westlife Foodworld's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Westlife Foodworld's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westlife Foodworld's Interest Coverage falls into.



Westlife Foodworld 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.

Westlife Foodworld'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, Westlife Foodworld's Interest Expense was ₹-1,097 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹11,694 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹13,625 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*11694.301/-1097.21
=10.66

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Westlife Foodworld's Interest Expense was ₹-282 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹10,080 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹13,625 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*10079.808/-282.085
=35.73

* 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.


Westlife Foodworld  (BOM:505533) 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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Westlife Foodworld (BOM:505533) Business Description

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Address
Senapati Bapat Marg, 1001, Tower 3, 10th Floor, One International Center, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 013
Westlife Foodworld Ltd owns and operates several hundred McDonald's restaurants in western and southern India through a master franchise agreement with McDonald's Corp. The company's sole business segment is quick-service restaurants, and all of its sales are generated in India. The McDonald's menu is customized to cater to Indian tastes, with options such as the McAloo Tikki burger, Veg Pizza McPuff, and the Maharaja Mac. McDonald's restaurants in India serve no beef or pork and isolate vegetarian and nonvegetarian ingredients at all times.

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