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Bestway Cement Co (KAR:BWCL) Interest Coverage : 2.83 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Bestway Cement Co 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. Bestway Cement Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₨6,914 Mil. Bestway Cement Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₨-2,447 Mil. Bestway Cement Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.83. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

KAR:BWCL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.57   Med: 13.24   Max: 25.72
Current: 2.76


KAR:BWCL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
71.99% of 307 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.11 vs KAR:BWCL: 2.76

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


Bestway Cement Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bestway Cement Co'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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Bestway Cement Co Interest Coverage Chart

Bestway Cement Co Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 13.77 13.24 3.60 2.57

Bestway Cement Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 2.09 2.80 2.42 3.04 2.83

Competitive Comparison of Bestway Cement Co's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Bestway Cement Co'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.


Bestway Cement Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Bestway Cement Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bestway Cement Co 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.

Bestway Cement Co'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, Bestway Cement Co's Interest Expense was ₨-11,175 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₨28,707 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨40,683 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*28706.814/-11175.333
=2.57

Bestway Cement Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Bestway Cement Co's Interest Expense was ₨-2,447 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₨6,914 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨39,525 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*6914.485/-2446.933
=2.83

* 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.


Bestway Cement Co  (KAR:BWCL) 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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Bestway Cement Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
19-A, College Road, Bestway Building, F-7 Markaz, Islamabad, PB, PAK, 44000
Bestway Cement Co Ltd is engaged in the production and sale of cement in the local and export market. Its products include Bestway, Pakcem, Stallion, Ecocem, Low Alkali Cement, and others. The company operates in Pakistan and also export to other countries. Geographically, the majority of the revenue is generated from Pakistan.

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