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KCP (BOM:590066) Interest Coverage : 12.67 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is KCP 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. KCP's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹818 Mil. KCP's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-65 Mil. KCP's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 12.67. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:590066' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56   Med: 4.21   Max: 8.84
Current: 7.7


BOM:590066's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
54.97% of 302 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.265 vs BOM:590066: 7.70

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


KCP Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for KCP'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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KCP Interest Coverage Chart

KCP Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.24 8.84 2.30 6.50 7.70

KCP Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.45 4.86 9.96 3.97 12.67

Competitive Comparison of KCP's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, KCP'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.


KCP's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, KCP's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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KCP 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.

KCP's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, KCP's Interest Expense was ₹-320 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹2,462 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,484 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*2462.4/-319.9
=7.70

KCP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, KCP's Interest Expense was ₹-65 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹818 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,484 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*817.5/-64.5
=12.67

* 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.


KCP  (BOM:590066) 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 .


KCP Interest Coverage Related Terms

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KCP Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 2, Dr. P.V. Cherian Crescent Road, Ramakrishna Buildings, Egmore, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 008
KCP Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Heavy Engineering, Cement, Sugar and Hospitality. It generates maximum revenue from the Cement segment. The company derives revenues majorly from sale of goods comprising Cement, Engineering Job work, Power, Hospitality in the brand name of Mercure. The company's cement product includes Grade 53 Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC).

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