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Diesel & Motor Engineering (COL:DIMO.N0000) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Diesel & Motor Engineering 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. Diesel & Motor Engineering's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was රු-257 Mil. Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was රු-679 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

COL:DIMO.N0000' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 1.51   Max: 4.13
Current: 0.39


COL:DIMO.N0000's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
97.5% of 1042 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 8.055 vs COL:DIMO.N0000: 0.39

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


Diesel & Motor Engineering Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diesel & Motor Engineering'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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Diesel & Motor Engineering Interest Coverage Chart

Diesel & Motor Engineering 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 2.08 4.13 1.59 1.07 0.39

Diesel & Motor Engineering 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 0.45 0.23 0.98 0.83 -

Competitive Comparison of Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Coverage

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Diesel & Motor Engineering'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.


Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Diesel & Motor Engineering 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.

Diesel & Motor Engineering'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, Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Expense was රු-2,651 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු1,024 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු3,394 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*1024.225/-2650.714
=0.39

Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Diesel & Motor Engineering's Interest Expense was රු-679 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු-257 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු3,394 Mil.

Diesel & Motor Engineering did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Diesel & Motor Engineering  (COL:DIMO.N0000) 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 .


Diesel & Motor Engineering Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Diesel & Motor Engineering Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 65, Jetawana Road, P.O. Box 339, Colombo, LKA, 14
Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC is a diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka. Its business operates in various segments that include Vehicle sales, Automotive Engineering Solutions, Retail, Infrastructure Engineering, Agriculture, Healthcare, and Power Engineering & Building Services. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Agriculture segment. The agriculture segment is engaged in the Import, processing, and distribution of fertilizer, seeds, agrochemical & plant nutrients, agri machinery, value-added organic food (fruits, vegetables, virgin coconut oil) products for export and local markets, trading of coconut-based products, R&D technoparks, agri advisory services, agriculture pipes, advance agri technologies including micro-irrigation & greenhouse projects.

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