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Atul Auto (BOM:531795) Interest Coverage : 3.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Atul Auto 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. Atul Auto's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹127 Mil. Atul Auto's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-32 Mil. Atul Auto's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:531795' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.61   Med: 126.56   Max: 480.51
Current: 3.64


BOM:531795's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
68.27% of 1037 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.7 vs BOM:531795: 3.64

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


Atul Auto Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atul Auto'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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Atul Auto Interest Coverage Chart

Atul Auto 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 88.79 62.24 - - 2.61

Atul Auto 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 2.02 9.74 - 6.66 3.98

Competitive Comparison of Atul Auto's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Atul Auto'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.


Atul Auto's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Atul Auto's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atul Auto's Interest Coverage falls into.



Atul Auto 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.

Atul Auto'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, Atul Auto's Interest Expense was ₹-136 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹355 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹371 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*355.1/-136.3
=2.61

Atul Auto's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Atul Auto's Interest Expense was ₹-32 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹127 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*127.3/-32
=3.98

* 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.


Atul Auto  (BOM:531795) 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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Atul Auto (BOM:531795) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
National Highway 8-B, Survey No. 86, Near Microwave Tower, Plot No. 1 - 4, Shapar (Veraval), Rajkot District, Rajkot, GJ, IND, 360024
Atul Auto Ltd is an Indian-based automobile manufacturing company. It manufactures and sells three-wheeled commercial automobiles in the domestic and overseas markets. The product portfolio of the company includes Atul Shakti, Atul Gem, Atul Smart, Atul Gemini, Atul RIK, and Atul Elite. The company has a presence in India as well as exports its products internationally. The majority of the revenue is earned from the domestic market. It operates in the following segment namely Automotive Vehicles and Parts and Non-Banking Financial Business.

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