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CarTrade Tech (BOM:543333) Interest Coverage : 6.63 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CarTrade Tech 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. CarTrade Tech's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹170 Mil. CarTrade Tech's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-26 Mil. CarTrade Tech's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:543333' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 5.21   Max: 7.58
Current: 3.42


BOM:543333's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.9% of 1040 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.745 vs BOM:543333: 3.42

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


CarTrade Tech Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarTrade Tech'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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CarTrade Tech Interest Coverage Chart

CarTrade Tech Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 7.58 5.21 - 0.55 4.54

CarTrade Tech Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 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 2.05 - 0.82 6.88 6.63

Competitive Comparison of CarTrade Tech's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarTrade Tech'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.


CarTrade Tech's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarTrade Tech's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CarTrade Tech's Interest Coverage falls into.



CarTrade Tech 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.

CarTrade Tech'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, CarTrade Tech's Interest Expense was ₹-92 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹420 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹940 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*420.023/-92.466
=4.54

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, CarTrade Tech's Interest Expense was ₹-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹170 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹940 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*169.515/-25.575
=6.63

* 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.


CarTrade Tech  (BOM:543333) 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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CarTrade Tech (BOM:543333) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
S Pranavanandji Marg, Vishwaroop IT Park, 12th Floor, Sector 30A, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 705
CarTrade Tech Ltd is a multi-channel auto platform provider company. The company operates various brands such as CarWale, CarTrade, Shriram Automall, BikeWale, CarTradeExchange, Adroit Auto, and AutoBiz. The platform connects new and used automobile customers, vehicle dealers, vehicle OEMs, and other businesses to buy and sell different types of vehicles. The company offers a variety of solutions across automotive transactions for buying, selling, marketing, financing, and other activities.

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