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Spencers Retail (BOM:542337) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Spencers Retail 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. Spencers Retail's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-387 Mil. Spencers Retail's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-411 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BOM:542337's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.6
* 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.


Spencers Retail Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spencers Retail'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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Spencers Retail Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Spencers Retail's Interest Coverage

For the Department Stores subindustry, Spencers Retail'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.


Spencers Retail's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Spencers Retail's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spencers Retail's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Spencers Retail 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.

Spencers Retail's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Spencers Retail's Interest Expense was ₹-1,643 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-1,858 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹9,594 Mil.

Spencers Retail did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Spencers Retail's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Spencers Retail's Interest Expense was ₹-411 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-387 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹9,594 Mil.

Spencers Retail did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Spencers Retail  (BOM:542337) 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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Spencers Retail Business Description

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2/4, Judges Court Road, RPSG House, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700027
Spencers Retail Ltd is engaged in the retailing of goods and caters to the domestic market. The company is engaged in developing, conducting, investing, and promoting organized retail and operates departmental stores. The company provides a wide across categories such as food, personal care, fashion, home essentials, electrical, and electronics while its specialty section covers Spencer's gourmet, patisserie, wine, and liquor. The group operates only in India.

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