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Kuantum Papers (BOM:532937) Interest Coverage : 6.41 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kuantum Papers 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. Kuantum Papers's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹514 Mil. Kuantum Papers's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-80 Mil. Kuantum Papers's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:532937' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.12   Med: 4.7   Max: 7.41
Current: 6.65


BOM:532937's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
53.69% of 203 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 6.05 vs BOM:532937: 6.65

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


Kuantum Papers Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuantum Papers'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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Kuantum Papers Interest Coverage Chart

Kuantum Papers 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 3.81 - 1.12 4.70 6.65

Kuantum Papers Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.46 8.64 5.60 5.95 6.41

Competitive Comparison of Kuantum Papers's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Kuantum Papers'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.


Kuantum Papers's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kuantum Papers's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kuantum Papers 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.

Kuantum Papers'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, Kuantum Papers's Interest Expense was ₹-428 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹2,848 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,070 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2848.175/-428.47
=6.65

Kuantum Papers's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Kuantum Papers's Interest Expense was ₹-80 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹514 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,070 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*513.545/-80.104
=6.41

* 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.


Kuantum Papers  (BOM:532937) 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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Kuantum Papers (BOM:532937) Business Description

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Plot Number 70, Industrial Area 1, W1 A FF, Tower A Godrej Eternia, Chandigarh, IND, 160002
Kuantum Papers Ltd is an Indian based company which is principally engaged in the manufacturing and selling of paper. Its product portfolio consists of Maplitho, Colored Paper, Ledger, Cartridge, Parchment, Duplicating Paper and wood-free specialist papers which are used in the manufacturing of notebooks and other stationery items meant for exports, as well as domestic sales.

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