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Greaves Cotton (BOM:501455) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Greaves Cotton 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. Greaves Cotton's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-34 Mil. Greaves Cotton's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-43 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:501455' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.05   Med: 58.2   Max: 258.34
Current: 1.05


BOM:501455's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
94.91% of 2259 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 14.52 vs BOM:501455: 1.05

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


Greaves Cotton Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greaves Cotton'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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Greaves Cotton Interest Coverage Chart

Greaves Cotton Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Greaves Cotton Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 12.10 6.62 0.10 0.42 -

Competitive Comparison of Greaves Cotton's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Greaves Cotton'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.


Greaves Cotton's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Greaves Cotton's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Greaves Cotton's Interest Coverage falls into.



Greaves Cotton 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.

Greaves Cotton'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, Greaves Cotton's Interest Expense was ₹-92 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹119 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹198 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*118.5/-92.3
=1.28

Greaves Cotton's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Greaves Cotton's Interest Expense was ₹-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹155 Mil.

Greaves Cotton did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Greaves Cotton  (BOM:501455) 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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Greaves Cotton Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
LBS Marg, Kurla (West), Unit No. 1A, 5th Floor, Tower 3, Equinox Business Park, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 070
Greaves Cotton Ltd is a diversified engineering company. The company is a manufacturer and marketer of diesel engines, petrol engines, generator sets, pump sets, and construction equipment. Its product is used in automotive, marine, farm, construction, and industrial applications. The company's operating segment includes Engines, Electric mobility, Cables & Control Levers, and Others. The Engine segment includes the application of engines in farm equipment and gensets. It generates maximum revenue from the Engines segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from India.

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