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Sharpline BroadcastBOM:543341 +0.49%83 Interest Coverage is 9.24 as of Mar. 2026, which is 78% below its 10-year median of 42.08. GuruFocus rates BOM:543341 with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹19.65 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 606 Media - Diversified companies, Sharpline Broadcast ranks worse than 61.88% on this metric.
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. Sharpline Broadcast's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹85 Mil. Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ₹-9 Mil.
Sharpline Broadcast's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 9.24.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
BOM:543341'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85 Med: 42.08 Max: No Debt
Current: 6.1
BOM:543341's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 61.88% of 606
companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.935
vs BOM:543341: 6.10
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 .
Sharpline Broadcast Interest Coverage Related Terms
Sharpline Broadcast Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sharpline Broadcast'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.
For the Broadcasting subindustry, Sharpline Broadcast'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.
Sharpline Broadcast Interest Coverage vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Sharpline Broadcast (BOM:543341) has a Interest Coverage of 9.24 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Sharpline Broadcast and its competitors. This is 78% below median its historical median of 42.08. Over the past decade, Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.85 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Sharpline Broadcast ranks #375 out of 606 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 61.9%.
Is Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Coverage too high?
Sharpline Broadcast's current Interest Coverage of 9.24 is 78% below median its 10-year median of 42.08. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.85 to a high of 10,000.00. The Media - Diversified industry median Interest Coverage is 11.94. Sharpline Broadcast's value of 9.24 is 22.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Sharpline Broadcast ranks #375 out of 606 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Sharpline Broadcast has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sharpline Broadcast's Interest Coverage compare to NXST?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Sharpline Broadcast ranks #375 out of 606 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Sharpline Broadcast in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 11.94. Sharpline Broadcast's value of 9.24 is 22.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Sharpline Broadcast's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.85 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 42.08 vs. the industry median of 11.94, Sharpline Broadcast has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Media - Diversified company?
The median Interest Coverage among Media - Diversified companies is 11.94, based on 606 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Sharpline Broadcast's current Interest Coverage of 9.24 is 22.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Sharpline Broadcast and its competitors. For the Media - Diversified industry, the median Interest Coverage is 11.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sharpline Broadcast's current Interest Coverage is 9.24, which is 78% below median its own 10-year median of 42.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sharpline Broadcast stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sharpline Broadcast (BOM:543341) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹19.65, compared to a current price of ₹10.20 — trading 48.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 9.24, which is 78% below median its 10-year median of 42.08 and 22.6% below the Media - Diversified industry median of 11.94. Sharpline Broadcast's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sharpline Broadcast (BOM:543341), the current Interest Coverage is 9.24 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Sharpline Broadcast (BOM:543341) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sharpline Broadcast stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of ₹10.20 is trading 48.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹19.65.
GuruFocus considers Sharpline Broadcast to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for BOM:543341:
Interest Coverage: 9.24 (78% below median its 10-year median of 42.08)
GF Value™: ₹19.65 vs. price of ₹10.20 (48.1% below fair value)
Industry Position: 22.6% below the Media - Diversified median (#375 of 606)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:543341 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sharpline Broadcast Ltd is involved in advertising agency for providing advertisers a complete range of advertising on all mass media such as radio, television, newspaper, magazine printed publicity, exhibition outdoor publicity and any other mode and also to act as media advisor, advertising, software generator, sales promoters' agents both for outdoor and indoor, publicity through newspaper, video magazines, periodicals, radio, televisions, cinema slides, etc. Its key revenue source is the sale of services.
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