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HMA Agro Industries (BOM:543929) Interest Coverage : 4.65 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is HMA Agro Industries 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. HMA Agro Industries's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹297 Mil. HMA Agro Industries's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-64 Mil. HMA Agro Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.65. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for HMA Agro Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:543929' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.27   Med: 11.5   Max: 24.45
Current: 9.49


BOM:543929's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.85% of 1379 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.61 vs BOM:543929: 9.49

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


HMA Agro Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for HMA Agro Industries'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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HMA Agro Industries Interest Coverage Chart

HMA Agro Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.78 24.45 17.22 12.34 7.21

HMA Agro Industries Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 13.07 12.35 12.33 9.49 4.65

Competitive Comparison of HMA Agro Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, HMA Agro Industries'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.


HMA Agro Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, HMA Agro Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HMA Agro Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



HMA Agro Industries 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.

HMA Agro Industries'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, HMA Agro Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-136 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹981 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹295 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*980.73/-135.98
=7.21

HMA Agro Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, HMA Agro Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-64 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹297 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹295 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*297.34/-63.97
=4.65

* 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.


HMA Agro Industries  (BOM:543929) 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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HMA Agro Industries (BOM:543929) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Fatehabad Road, 18-A/5/3 Tajview Crossing, Agra, UP, IND, 282001
HMA Agro Industries Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing and exporting Buffalo Frozen Meat and Meat Products. Its core products are frozen fresh deglanded Buffalo Meat.

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