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Astra Microwave Products (BOM:532493) Interest Coverage : 7.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Astra Microwave Products 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. Astra Microwave Products's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹595 Mil. Astra Microwave Products's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-81 Mil. Astra Microwave Products's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:532493' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58   Med: 7.16   Max: 10.46
Current: 5.03


BOM:532493's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
70.58% of 1584 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 12.55 vs BOM:532493: 5.03

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


Astra Microwave Products Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astra Microwave Products'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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Astra Microwave Products Interest Coverage Chart

Astra Microwave Products Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.58 7.57 4.33 5.16 5.39

Astra Microwave Products Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 5.45 13.09 - 5.68 7.31

Competitive Comparison of Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Astra Microwave Products'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.


Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage falls into.



Astra Microwave Products 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.

Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Astra Microwave Products's Interest Expense was ₹-231 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,244 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹33 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*1244.17/-230.705
=5.39

Astra Microwave Products's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Astra Microwave Products's Interest Expense was ₹-81 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹595 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*595.121/-81.441
=7.31

* 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.


Astra Microwave Products  (BOM:532493) 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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Astra Microwave Products (BOM:532493) Business Description

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Astra Towers, Survey No.12 (Part), Kothaguda Post, Opp. CII Green Building, Kondapur, Hitech City, Hyderabad, TG, IND, 500038
Astra Microwave Products Ltd is engaged in designing and manufacturing radio frequency (RF) and microwave super components and sub-systems finding applications in defense, space, telecom, meteorology, and civil communication systems. The principal activity of the company is to carry on the business to manufacture, produce, assemble, repair, maintain, importing, export, buy, sell, or otherwise deal in all kinds of electronic items and components.

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