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Sharda Cropchem (BOM:538666) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sharda Cropchem 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. Sharda Cropchem's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹7,127 Mil. Sharda Cropchem's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹32 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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. Sharda Cropchem Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

BOM:538666' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.52   Med: 177.16   Max: 5622.94
Current: 141.49


BOM:538666's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
91.95% of 174 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 6.63 vs BOM:538666: 141.49

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


Sharda Cropchem Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sharda Cropchem'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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Sharda Cropchem Interest Coverage Chart

Sharda Cropchem 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 156.66 118.39 231.45 197.66 141.22

Sharda Cropchem Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Sharda Cropchem's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Sharda Cropchem'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.


Sharda Cropchem's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Sharda Cropchem's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sharda Cropchem's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sharda Cropchem 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.

Sharda Cropchem'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, Sharda Cropchem's Interest Expense was ₹-36 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹5,111 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹78 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*5110.724/-36.189
=141.22

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Sharda Cropchem's Interest Expense was ₹32 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹7,127 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹78 Mil.

* 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.


Sharda Cropchem  (BOM:538666) 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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Sharda Cropchem (BOM:538666) Business Description

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Address
Dashrathlal Joshi Road, 2nd Floor, Prime Business Park, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 056
Sharda Cropchem Ltd is an agrochemical company based in India. It markets and sells formulations and active ingredients for agricultural purposes world wide through its subsidiaries. its business is obtained from the European continent. Its customers are also spread across North America, Latin America, and the Rest of the world. The company functions through two segments, which are Agrochemicals, and Non Agrochemicals. The company earns its income through the development and sale of agrochemicals such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and biocides. The company also sells conveyor belts and V-belts under the belts segment.

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