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ASK Automotive (BOM:544022) Interest Coverage : 8.11 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is ASK Automotive 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. ASK Automotive's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹2,316 Mil. ASK Automotive's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-286 Mil. ASK Automotive's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.11. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:544022' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.11   Med: 14.2   Max: 15.31
Current: 8.11


BOM:544022's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
51.39% of 1041 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 7.77 vs BOM:544022: 8.11

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


ASK Automotive Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ASK Automotive'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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ASK Automotive Interest Coverage Chart

ASK Automotive Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
13.11 15.31 15.28 8.11

ASK Automotive Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage 13.11 15.31 15.28 8.11

Competitive Comparison of ASK Automotive's Interest Coverage

For the Auto Parts subindustry, ASK Automotive'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.


ASK Automotive's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where ASK Automotive's Interest Coverage falls into.



ASK Automotive 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.

ASK Automotive'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, ASK Automotive's Interest Expense was ₹-286 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹2,316 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,693 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2316.326/-285.594
=8.11

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

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, ASK Automotive's Interest Expense was ₹-286 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹2,316 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,693 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2316.326/-285.594
=8.11

* 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.


ASK Automotive  (BOM:544022) 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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ASK Automotive (BOM:544022) Business Description

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Sector 5, IMT Manesar, Plot No - 13-14, Gurgaon, HR, IND, 122 050
ASK Automotive Ltd is a manufacturer of brake-shoe and advanced braking systems for two-wheelers in India. The product range of the company includes AB systems; aluminium lightweight precision, wheel assembly to 2W OEMs; and safety control cables The company operates in India as well as overseas.

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