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Ballarpur Industries (BOM:500102) Interest Coverage : 0.22 (As of Mar. 2020)


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What is Ballarpur Industries 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. Ballarpur Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was ₹1,114 Mil. Ballarpur Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2020 was ₹-5,138 Mil. Ballarpur Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 0.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BOM:500102's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 5.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Ballarpur Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ballarpur Industries'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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Ballarpur Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Ballarpur Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 - 0.09 0.43 0.28

Ballarpur Industries Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 0.37 0.40 0.31 0.31 0.22

Competitive Comparison of Ballarpur Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Ballarpur Industries'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.


Ballarpur Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Ballarpur Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ballarpur Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ballarpur Industries 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.

Ballarpur Industries's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2020, Ballarpur Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-11,209 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹3,184 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹51,465 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2020 )
=-1*3183.8/-11208.8
=0.28

Ballarpur Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2020, Ballarpur Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-5,138 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹51,465 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2020 )
=-1*1114.2/-5138.4
=0.22

* 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.


Ballarpur Industries  (BOM:500102) 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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Ballarpur Industries (BOM:500102) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, First India Place, Tower C, Gurgaon, HR, IND, 122 002
Ballarpur Industries Ltd (BILT) is engaged in the business of manufacturing of writing and printing (W&P) paper, pulp and paper products. Its segment includes Uncoated Paper, Coated Paper and Others. The company's manufactured products are sold within India and as such, there is no reportable geographical segment.

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