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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Interest Coverage : 32.41 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Watawala Plantations 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. Watawala Plantations's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු587 Mil. Watawala Plantations's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු-18 Mil. Watawala Plantations's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 32.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

COL:WATA.N0000' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.03   Med: 8.52   Max: 47.46
Current: 27.84


COL:WATA.N0000's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
71.23% of 1373 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.58 vs COL:WATA.N0000: 27.84

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


Watawala Plantations Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watawala Plantations'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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Watawala Plantations Interest Coverage Chart

Watawala Plantations Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Watawala Plantations 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 18.83 7.73 45.62 42.12 32.41

Competitive Comparison of Watawala Plantations's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, Watawala Plantations'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.


Watawala Plantations's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Watawala Plantations's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Watawala Plantations's Interest Coverage falls into.



Watawala Plantations 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.

Watawala Plantations'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, Watawala Plantations's Interest Expense was රු-116 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු2,968 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු274 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*2967.93/-116.195
=25.54

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Watawala Plantations's Interest Expense was රු-18 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු587 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු457 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*586.907/-18.111
=32.41

* 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.


Watawala Plantations  (COL:WATA.N0000) 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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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No 60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 03
Watawala Plantations PLC engages in the provision of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Palm Oil, Dairy, and others. Its Dairy segment provides various dairy products. The Palm Oil segment includes producing crude and kernel palm oil and generates the majority of revenue for the company. It is also involved in the marketing of tea products.

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