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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) Interest Coverage : 3.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Apollo Hospitals Enterprise 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. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹4,467 Mil. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-1,126 Mil. Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:APOLLOHOSP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.4   Med: 2.59   Max: 5.97
Current: 4.45


NSE:APOLLOHOSP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.99% of 408 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.595 vs NSE:APOLLOHOSP: 4.45

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


Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Apollo Hospitals Enterprise'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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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Interest Coverage Chart

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.38 2.23 1.40 4.81 4.62

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.52 12.14 3.22 4.17 3.97

Competitive Comparison of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise'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.


Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage falls into.



Apollo Hospitals Enterprise 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.

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Expense was ₹-3,137 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹14,491 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹34,359 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*14491/-3137
=4.62

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise's Interest Expense was ₹-1,126 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹4,467 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4467/-1126
=3.97

* 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.


Apollo Hospitals Enterprise  (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) 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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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (NSE:APOLLOHOSP) Business Description

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No. 8-17 Shafee Mohammed Road, Sunny Side Building, East Block, 3rd Floor, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 006
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd operates a network of private hospitals in India through primary, secondary, and tertiary care facilities. The firm's tertiary care hospitals provide complex care in a variety of specialties that include cardiology, oncology, neuroscience, orthopedics, radiology, and gastroenterology. Apollo Hospitals also operates primary care and diagnostics clinics as well as telemedicine units and offers consulting, health insurance, education and training, and research services. The firm receives the most proportion of revenue from its core healthcare business. The firm's standalone pharmacy segment contributes the second largest proportion of revenue.

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