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Ester Industries (BOM:500136) Interest Coverage : 2.58 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Ester 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. Ester Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹424 Mil. Ester Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹-164 Mil. Ester Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.58. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:500136' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 2.38   Max: 10.86
Current: 1.11


BOM:500136's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
91.84% of 1189 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10 vs BOM:500136: 1.11

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


Ester Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ester 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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Ester Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Ester Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.49 10.86 5.55 2.54 -

Ester Industries Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - 1.04 - 1.22 2.58

Competitive Comparison of Ester Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ester 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.


Ester Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Ester 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.

Ester Industries'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, Ester Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-704 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-613 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,385 Mil.

Ester Industries did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Ester Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Ester Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-164 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹424 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*423.896/-164.423
=2.58

* 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.


Ester Industries  (BOM:500136) 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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Ester Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Infocity-I, Sector 34, Plot No. 11, Block-A, Gurgaon, HR, IND, 122001
Ester Industries Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of polyester films, and specialty polymers. The company operates through segments namely Polyester chips and film and Speciality Polymers. The company generates maximum revenue from the Polyester chips and film segment. The Polyester chips and film segment is used in flexible packaging and other industrial applications. It serves food packaging; beverage packaging, home and personal care, industrial packaging, construction, automotive, electrical and electronics, carpet, and other industries. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from India.

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