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Indian Railway Catering And Tourism (BOM:542830) Interest Coverage : 79.96 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Indian Railway Catering And Tourism 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. Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹3,801 Mil. Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-48 Mil. Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 79.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corp Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:542830' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.84   Med: 77.59   Max: 151.48
Current: 81.58


BOM:542830's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
92.28% of 816 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.485 vs BOM:542830: 81.58

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


Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Indian Railway Catering And Tourism'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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Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Interest Coverage Chart

Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 151.48 68.45 20.84 76.68 77.59

Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 64.42 87.46 79.76 79.83 79.96

Competitive Comparison of Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage

For the Railroads subindustry, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism'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.


Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage falls into.



Indian Railway Catering And Tourism 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.

Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Expense was ₹-161 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹12,502 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹595 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*12501.811/-161.125
=77.59

Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Indian Railway Catering And Tourism's Interest Expense was ₹-48 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹3,801 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3800.662/-47.531
=79.96

* 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.


Indian Railway Catering And Tourism  (BOM:542830) 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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Indian Railway Catering And Tourism (BOM:542830) Business Description

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Address
Barakhamba Road, B-148, 11th Floor, Statesman House, New Delhi, IND, 110001
Indian Railway Catering And Tourism Corp Ltd is engaged in catering and hospitality services at stations, on trains, and other locations and to promote domestic and international tourism through the development of budget hotels, special tour packages, information and commercial publicity, and global reservation systems. The company's core services include Catering and Hospitality, Internet Ticketing, Travel and Tourism, and Packaged Drinking Water. A vast majority of its revenues are derived from the Catering business.

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