Kothari Fermentation And Biochem (BOM:507474) Interest Coverage : 2.74 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Kothari Fermentation And Biochem 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. Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹28 Mil. Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-10 Mil. Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:507474' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.17 Med: 3.18 Max: 8.95
Current: 1.51

BOM:507474's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.86% of 1476 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.4 vs BOM:507474: 1.51

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

Kothari Fermentation And Biochem Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kothari Fermentation And Biochem'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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Kothari Fermentation And Biochem Interest Coverage Chart

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1.51

Kothari Fermentation And Biochem Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.93	2.02	-	1.85	2.74

Competitive Comparison of Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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Kothari Fermentation And Biochem 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.

Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Expense was ₹-36 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹267 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	54.33	/	-35.862
	=	1.51

Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Kothari Fermentation And Biochem's Interest Expense was ₹-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹267 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	28.081	/	-10.265
	=	2.74

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Kothari Fermentation And Biochem (BOM:507474) 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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Kothari Fermentation And Biochem Business Description

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Office 16, Community Centre, First Floor, Saket, New Delhi, IND, 110017

Website

https://www.kothariyeast.in

Kothari Fermentation And Biochem Ltd is a company that is engaged in the business of manufacturing fresh yeast, active dried yeast, instant dried yeast, inactive dried yeast, live yeast, mono oligo saccharides, yeast extract powder, and distiller dried yeast. The company markets its products under Sunrise and Four Seasons brands. The company's products consist of Kothari's Sunrise Fresh Compressed Yeast, SuperFast Instant Yeast, Four Seasons Instant Yeast, KF Instant Yeast, Four Seasons Yeast Autolyzate Extract Powder, Sunrise Inactive Dried Yeast, KF Oligo Saccharide, Yeast Cell Wall. The company's products are used in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Food, Alcohol Fermentation, and Veterinary.

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