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Ganges securities (BOM:540647) Interest Coverage : 525.84 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Ganges securities 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. Ganges securities's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹13.1 Mil. Ganges securities's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹-0.0 Mil. Ganges securities's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 525.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ganges securities Ltd has no debt.

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

BOM:540647' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.99   Med: 55.59   Max: No Debt
Current: 480.6


BOM:540647's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
92.29% of 1453 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.43 vs BOM:540647: 480.60

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


Ganges securities Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ganges securities'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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Ganges securities Interest Coverage Chart

Ganges securities Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 55.59 135.25 37.65 63.89 327.28

Ganges securities Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 165.81 - 578.72 3,498.08 525.84

Competitive Comparison of Ganges securities's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ganges securities'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.


Ganges securities's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ganges securities's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ganges securities's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ganges securities 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.

Ganges securities'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, Ganges securities's Interest Expense was ₹-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹46.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*46.474/-0.142
=327.28

Ganges securities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Ganges securities's Interest Expense was ₹-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹13.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*13.146/-0.025
=525.84

* 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.


Ganges securities  (BOM:540647) 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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Ganges securities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9/1, R.N. Mukherjee Road, Birla Building, 5th Floor, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700001
Ganges securities Ltd is involved in the Tea manufacturing business. It operates in two segments: Investing Business which consists of interest income from inter-corporate deposits and bank deposits and dividend income from investment in shares and securities. The tea business that derives the majority of its revenue consists of the business of manufacturing tea.

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