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Three M Paper Boards (BOM:544214) Interest Coverage : 2.35 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Three M Paper Boards 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. Three M Paper Boards's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹65 Mil. Three M Paper Boards's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-28 Mil. Three M Paper Boards's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Three M Paper Boards's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:544214' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51   Med: 1.75   Max: 2.72
Current: 2.72


BOM:544214's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.62% of 206 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 5.325 vs BOM:544214: 2.72

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


Three M Paper Boards Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Three M Paper Boards'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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Three M Paper Boards Interest Coverage Chart

Three M Paper Boards Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
1.94 1.56 1.51 2.45

Three M Paper Boards Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A N/A 1.98 3.07 2.35

Competitive Comparison of Three M Paper Boards's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Three M Paper Boards'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.


Three M Paper Boards's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Three M Paper Boards's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Three M Paper Boards's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Three M Paper Boards 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.

Three M Paper Boards'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, Three M Paper Boards's Interest Expense was ₹-68 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹168 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹340 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*167.65/-68.376
=2.45

Three M Paper Boards's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Three M Paper Boards's Interest Expense was ₹-28 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹283 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*65.489/-27.838
=2.35

* 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.


Three M Paper Boards  (BOM:544214) 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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Three M Paper Boards Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5-B Naigaon Cross Road, A33 & 34, Floor-2, Royal Industrial Estate, Wadala, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400031
Three M Paper Boards Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing recycled paper-based Duplex Board products used in various packaging applications across industries such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and consumer goods and supplies. The products are made out of recycled waste paper and are completely biodegradable. Its products include Royal WB, Royal GB, and Prima GB. The company is also engaged in the activity of generation of Wind Energy.

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