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Arfin India (BOM:539151) Interest Coverage : 1.34 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Arfin India 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. Arfin India's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹72 Mil. Arfin India's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-54 Mil. Arfin India's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.34. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:539151' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.35   Med: 2.2   Max: 4.87
Current: 1.42


BOM:539151's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.53% of 1343 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs BOM:539151: 1.42

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


Arfin India Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arfin India'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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Arfin India Interest Coverage Chart

Arfin India 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 1.35 1.45 2.03 1.59 1.42

Arfin India 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 1.37 1.53 1.46 1.36 1.34

Competitive Comparison of Arfin India's Interest Coverage

For the Aluminum subindustry, Arfin India'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.


Arfin India's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Arfin India's Interest Coverage falls into.



Arfin India 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.

Arfin India'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, Arfin India's Interest Expense was ₹-186 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹263 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹279 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*263.006/-185.742
=1.42

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Arfin India's Interest Expense was ₹-54 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹72 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹279 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*71.799/-53.569
=1.34

* 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.


Arfin India  (BOM:539151) 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 .


Arfin India Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Arfin India (BOM:539151) Business Description

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Address
Ashram Road, Gujarat Chamber of Commerce Building, B-302, 3 Floor, Pelican House, Near Natraj Cinema, Ahmedabad, GJ, IND, 380009
Arfin India Ltd manufactures and sells aluminum products in India. It is engaged in the manufacturing, trading, and selling of non-ferrous metals products. The company's product lines include Aluminum Wire Rods, Aluminum Deox, Cored Wire, Alloy Products, Automobile Parts, and Cable and Conductors. It's Aluminum Deox includes Aluminum ingots, Aluminum cubes, Aluminum shots, and Aluminum sticks. The Cored Wire Mill products include Calcium Silicon Cored Wire, Ferro Silicon Cored Wire, Calcium Cored Wire, and Graphite Cored Wire.

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