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Allied Blenders and Distillers (NSE:ABDL) Interest Coverage : 2.10 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Allied Blenders and Distillers 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. Allied Blenders and Distillers's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹1,452 Mil. Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-692 Mil. Allied Blenders and Distillers's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.10. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:ABDL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.94   Med: 1.02   Max: 2.1
Current: 2.1


NSE:ABDL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.08% of 158 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 9.55 vs NSE:ABDL: 2.10

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


Allied Blenders and Distillers Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Allied Blenders and Distillers'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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Allied Blenders and Distillers Interest Coverage Chart

Allied Blenders and Distillers Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
1.25 0.94 1.02 1.05 1.01

Allied Blenders and Distillers Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Sep24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A N/A N/A 1.20 2.10

Competitive Comparison of Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Allied Blenders and Distillers'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.


Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Coverage falls into.



Allied Blenders and Distillers 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.

Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Expense was ₹-1,350 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,363 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,520 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*1362.78/-1349.72
=1.01

Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Allied Blenders and Distillers's Interest Expense was ₹-692 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,452 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹87 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*1451.609/-692.107
=2.10

* 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.


Allied Blenders and Distillers  (NSE:ABDL) 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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Allied Blenders and Distillers Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Shankar Rao Naram Marg, Ashford Centre, 3rd and 4th floor, Lower Parel West, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400013
Allied Blenders and Distillers Ltd is an Indian-owned Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL) company that manufactures, purchases, and sells alcoholic beverages. Its product range includes five categories of IMFL, i.e., whisky, brandy, rum, vodka, and gin, and it also sells packaged drinking water. The company sells the products under the brand names: Officer's Choice Whisky, Officer's Choice Blue, Sterling Reserve, and ICONiQ Whisky brand. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue within India and the rest from outside India.

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