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Ashoka Buildcon (BOM:533271) Interest Coverage : 1.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ashoka Buildcon 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. Ashoka Buildcon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹4,938 Mil. Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-3,372 Mil. Ashoka Buildcon's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:533271' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.13   Max: 2.08
Current: 1.42


BOM:533271's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.27% of 1265 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.15 vs BOM:533271: 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.


Ashoka Buildcon Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashoka Buildcon'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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Ashoka Buildcon Interest Coverage Chart

Ashoka Buildcon 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 1.12 1.10 1.13 1.45 1.47

Ashoka Buildcon 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 1.39 1.66 1.18 1.39 1.46

Competitive Comparison of Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Ashoka Buildcon'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.


Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ashoka Buildcon 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.

Ashoka Buildcon'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, Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Expense was ₹-11,038 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹16,277 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹7,655 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*16277.015/-11038.272
=1.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ashoka Buildcon's Interest Expense was ₹-3,372 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹4,938 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*4938.029/-3371.615
=1.46

* 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.


Ashoka Buildcon  (BOM:533271) 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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Ashoka Buildcon (BOM:533271) Business Description

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Address
Ashoka Marg, S. No. 861, Ashoka House, Vadala, Nashik, MH, IND, 422011
Ashoka Buildcon Ltd develops highways and is also active in power transmission and distribution. It operates in three segments: Construction and Contract Related Activities includes Engineering, Procurement and Construction activity of infra projects, Build operate and transfer includes Annuity to develop infra developer under BOT & Annuity, and Sale of Goods consist mainly Sale of construction material which includes RMC and Real estate. The company has its business operations across India. The majority of the revenue is generated from construction and contract-related activity.

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