Sonal Mercantile (BOM:538943) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Mar. 2026)

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BOM:538943 Sonal Mercantile Ltd BOM:538943
69 GF Score
Price ₹93.51
GF Value ₹111.45
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Sonal Mercantile 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. Sonal Mercantile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹74.1 Mil. Sonal Mercantile's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BOM:538943's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 47.86
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Sonal Mercantile  (BOM:538943) 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 .


Sonal Mercantile Interest Coverage Related Terms


Sonal Mercantile Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sonal Mercantile'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.

Sonal Mercantile Interest Coverage Chart

Sonal Mercantile Annual Data
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Sonal Mercantile Quarterly Data
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BOM:538943 vs V, MA, AXP: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Sonal Mercantile'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.


Sonal Mercantile Interest Coverage vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Sonal Mercantile's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonal Mercantile's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Sonal Mercantile 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.

Sonal Mercantile's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2026, Sonal Mercantile's Interest Expense was ₹0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹155.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,947.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Sonal Mercantile's interest coverage with the available data.

Sonal Mercantile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, Sonal Mercantile's Interest Expense was ₹0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹74.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,947.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Sonal Mercantile's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

Is Sonal Mercantile (BOM:538943) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sonal Mercantile stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹93.51 is trading 16.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹111.45. GuruFocus considers Sonal Mercantile to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:538943:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: ₹111.45 vs. price of ₹93.51 (16.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:538943 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sonal Mercantile Business Description

Address 365, Vardhman Plaza, III Floor, Sector-3, Rohini, New Delhi, IND, 110085
Sonal Mercantile Ltd is an India-based non-banking financial company. It is engaged in providing secured and unsecured loans and advances and is also involved in investing in quoted and unquoted securities in the stock and commodity markets. The company offers inter-corporate loans, personal loans, long-term and short-term loans, Trade financing, Bills Discounting, Project Appraisal, Loans against Guarantees, and Properties.
69GF Score

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