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FAR Chemical Industry (DHA:FARCHEM) Interest Coverage : 1.58 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is FAR Chemical Industry 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. FAR Chemical Industry's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT89 Mil. FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was BDT-56 Mil. FAR Chemical Industry's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.58. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

DHA:FARCHEM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.49   Med: 437.49   Max: 1616.21
Current: 1.52


DHA:FARCHEM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.23% of 1189 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10 vs DHA:FARCHEM: 1.52

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


FAR Chemical Industry Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for FAR Chemical Industry'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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FAR Chemical Industry Interest Coverage Chart

FAR Chemical Industry Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
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FAR Chemical Industry 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 1.75 1.46 1.24 1.87 1.58

Competitive Comparison of FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, FAR Chemical Industry'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.


FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Coverage falls into.


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FAR Chemical Industry 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.

FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024, FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Expense was BDT-140 Mil. Its Operating Income was BDT207 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT201 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*207.287/-139.541
=1.49

FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, FAR Chemical Industry's Interest Expense was BDT-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was BDT89 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT178 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*89.152/-56.258
=1.58

* 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.


FAR Chemical Industry  (DHA:FARCHEM) 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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FAR Chemical Industry Business Description

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Address
Road No. 12, House No. 11 (Floor: 5A), Block-F, Niketon, Gulshan-1, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
FAR Chemical Industry Ltd operates in the textile dyeing chemical industry. The principal activities of the company are to manufacture and export chemical products to different export-oriented textiles, dyeing, and apparel industries. Its product range consists of Softening agent, Scouring agent, Anti-foaming agent, Leveling agent, Fixing agent, Retarding agent, Stabilizer, Bleaching agent, and other chemical products. The company generates all of its revenue from the sale of Yarn.

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