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Star Cement (BOM:540575) Interest Coverage : 33.12 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Star Cement 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. Star Cement's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,375 Mil. Star Cement's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-42 Mil. Star Cement's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 33.12. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:540575' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.89   Med: 28.91   Max: 46.58
Current: 32.51


BOM:540575's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
80.32% of 310 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.65 vs BOM:540575: 32.51

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


Star Cement Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Star Cement'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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Star Cement Interest Coverage Chart

Star Cement Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 39.73 46.58 20.58 34.79 32.51

Star Cement 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 111.56 43.49 19.27 37.87 33.12

Competitive Comparison of Star Cement's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Star Cement'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.


Star Cement's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Star Cement's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Star Cement's Interest Coverage falls into.



Star Cement 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.

Star Cement'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, Star Cement's Interest Expense was ₹-126 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹4,097 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹848 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4097.151/-126.012
=32.51

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Star Cement's Interest Expense was ₹-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,375 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹848 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1374.568/-41.507
=33.12

* 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.


Star Cement  (BOM:540575) 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 .


Star Cement Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Star Cement (BOM:540575) Business Description

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Address
P-15/1, Taratala Main Road, Century House, 2nd Floor, CPT Colony, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 088
Star Cement Ltd is a cement company in India. It offers Cement and Cement linker products. The group markets clinker to different grinding units in North East India and parts of Eastern India. It also exports clinker to neighbouring countries like Nepal and Bhutan. The company's product range comprises Ordinary portland cement, Portland pozzolana cement, and Portland slag cement. The company sells its products in India, Nepal and Bhutan, of which prime revenue is generated from the sales made in India.

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