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Richard Pierismpany (COL:RICH.N0000) Interest Coverage : 3.51 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Richard Pierismpany 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. Richard Pierismpany's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was රු2,038 Mil. Richard Pierismpany's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was රු-581 Mil. Richard Pierismpany's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 3.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

COL:RICH.N0000' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 3.65   Max: 6.18
Current: 3.13


COL:RICH.N0000's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65.02% of 426 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.035 vs COL:RICH.N0000: 3.13

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


Richard Pierismpany Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Richard Pierismpany'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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Richard Pierismpany Interest Coverage Chart

Richard Pierismpany Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 4.62 6.18 2.34 1.18

Richard Pierismpany Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 2.55 - 4.37 3.61 3.51

Competitive Comparison of Richard Pierismpany's Interest Coverage

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Richard Pierismpany'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.


Richard Pierismpany's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Richard Pierismpany's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Richard Pierismpany 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.

Richard Pierismpany'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, Richard Pierismpany's Interest Expense was රු-2,830 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු3,330 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු5,308 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3330.421/-2830.115
=1.18

Richard Pierismpany's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Richard Pierismpany's Interest Expense was රු-581 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු2,038 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු5,238 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*2037.955/-580.806
=3.51

* 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.


Richard Pierismpany  (COL:RICH.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 .


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Richard Pierismpany Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Number 310, High Level Road, Nawinna, Maharagama, LKA
Richard Pieris & Company PLC is a conglomerate that operates in various sectors including Rubber, Tyre, Plastic and furniture, Retail, Financial and Other Services, and Plantations. The company derives the majority of the revenue from a Retail segment that is involved in the sale of fast moving consumer goods, household goods, furniture and electronic goods and provides value-added services, such as bank service points, ATMs, credit card and mobile bill payment facilities. It operates a chain of Arpico Supercentres/Superstores, showrooms, and Arpico Daily Outlets. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Sri Lanka.

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