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GAIL (India) (LSE:GAID) Interest Coverage : 16.49 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is GAIL (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. GAIL (India)'s Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $314 Mil. GAIL (India)'s Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-19 Mil. GAIL (India)'s interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 16.49. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:GAID' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.74   Med: 17.62   Max: 65.53
Current: 16.27


LSE:GAID's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
80.31% of 447 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.78 vs LSE:GAID: 16.27

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


GAIL (India) Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GAIL (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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GAIL (India) Interest Coverage Chart

GAIL (India) Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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GAIL (India) Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 - - 13.74 18.93 16.49

Competitive Comparison of GAIL (India)'s Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, GAIL (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.


GAIL (India)'s Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, GAIL (India)'s Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GAIL (India)'s Interest Coverage falls into.



GAIL (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.

GAIL (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, GAIL (India)'s Interest Expense was $-87 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,280 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,823 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1279.709/-86.628
=14.77

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, GAIL (India)'s Interest Expense was $-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $314 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,823 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*313.95/-19.038
=16.49

* 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.


GAIL (India)  (LSE:GAID) 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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GAIL (India) (LSE:GAID) Business Description

Address
16, Bhikaiji Cama Place, Gail Bhawan, R.K. Puram, New Delhi, IND, 110066
GAIL (India) Ltd is an Indian natural gas processing and distribution company of which the Government of India owns a majority of shares. GAIL India's core business is the sale and transmission of both natural gas and a variety of LPGs, or liquefied petroleum gases. The company segments its operations into Natural Gas Transmission; LPG Transmission; Natural Gas Trading/Marketing; Petrochemicals; LPG and Other Liquid Hydrocarbon; City Gas and Other Segments which includes GAILTEL, E&P, Power Generation and City Gas Distribution. The vast majority of revenue is from its Natural Gas Trading/Marketing segment.

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