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Medplus Health Services (BOM:543427) Interest Coverage : 1.86 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Medplus Health Services 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. Medplus Health Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹467 Mil. Medplus Health Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-251 Mil. Medplus Health Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.86. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Medplus Health Services's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:543427' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 1.67   Max: 2.4
Current: 1.35


BOM:543427's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.75% of 408 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.91 vs BOM:543427: 1.35

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


Medplus Health Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medplus Health Services'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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Medplus Health Services Interest Coverage Chart

Medplus Health Services Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.99 2.40 2.36 1.01 1.35

Medplus Health Services 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 1.16 0.81 1.26 1.42 1.86

Competitive Comparison of Medplus Health Services's Interest Coverage

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Medplus Health Services'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.


Medplus Health Services's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Medplus Health Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Medplus Health Services's Interest Coverage falls into.



Medplus Health Services 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.

Medplus Health Services'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, Medplus Health Services's Interest Expense was ₹-964 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,299 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹8,681 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1298.68/-964.33
=1.35

Medplus Health Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Medplus Health Services's Interest Expense was ₹-251 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹467 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹8,681 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*466.52/-251.26
=1.86

* 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.


Medplus Health Services  (BOM:543427) 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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Medplus Health Services (BOM:543427) Business Description

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Opposite Railway Siding (Moosapet), Municipal No: 11-6-56, Survey No. 257 & 258/1, C Block, III Floor, Kukatpally, Hyderabad, TG, IND, 500 037
Medplus Health Services Ltd is a pharmacy retailer. It offers pharmaceutical and wellness products such as medicines, vitamins, medical devices, test kits, and others. The company also offer an omnichannel platform wherein customers can purchase products through stores, place orders over the telephone, online orders, and a Click and Pick facility.

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