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SMS Lifesciences India (BOM:540679) Interest Coverage : 2.67 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SMS Lifesciences India 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. SMS Lifesciences India's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹76 Mil. SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-28 Mil. SMS Lifesciences India's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.67. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:540679' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.59   Med: 4.1   Max: 6.63
Current: 1.59


BOM:540679's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.53% of 340 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 154.01 vs BOM:540679: 1.59

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


SMS Lifesciences India Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMS Lifesciences India'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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SMS Lifesciences India Interest Coverage Chart

SMS Lifesciences India Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 3.86 5.39 4.33 2.64 1.59

SMS Lifesciences India 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 - - 1.47 2.38 2.67

Competitive Comparison of SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, SMS Lifesciences India'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.


SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Coverage falls into.



SMS Lifesciences India 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.

SMS Lifesciences India'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, SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Expense was ₹-102 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹162 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹355 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*161.753/-101.567
=1.59

SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, SMS Lifesciences India's Interest Expense was ₹-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹76 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹355 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*75.769/-28.371
=2.67

* 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.


SMS Lifesciences India  (BOM:540679) 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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SMS Lifesciences India (BOM:540679) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Road Number 71, Plot Number 19 - III, Opposite Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Public School, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, TG, IND, 500096
SMS Lifesciences India Ltd is engaged in the Business of manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and its intermediates and sells its products in India as well as exports. The group sells its products in India and also exports it to other countries. Some of its API products are used in therapy as an Antiulcer, Antifungal, and Erectile Dysfunction.

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