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Chaman Metallics (NSE:CMNL) Interest Coverage : 10.70 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Chaman Metallics 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. Chaman Metallics's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was ₹147 Mil. Chaman Metallics's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was ₹-14 Mil. Chaman Metallics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 10.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:CMNL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.73   Med: 8.47   Max: 10.91
Current: 10.91


NSE:CMNL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.58% of 464 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.7 vs NSE:CMNL: 10.91

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


Chaman Metallics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chaman Metallics'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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Chaman Metallics Interest Coverage Chart

Chaman Metallics Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
- 4.73 7.41 10.91 9.52

Chaman Metallics Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A N/A 11.27 10.70 N/A

Competitive Comparison of Chaman Metallics's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Chaman Metallics'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.


Chaman Metallics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Chaman Metallics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chaman Metallics's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chaman Metallics 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.

Chaman Metallics'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, Chaman Metallics's Interest Expense was ₹-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹160 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,183 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*159.525/-16.756
=9.52

Chaman Metallics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2023, Chaman Metallics's Interest Expense was ₹-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹147 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹174 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*147.388/-13.776
=10.70

* 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.


Chaman Metallics  (NSE:CMNL) 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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Chaman Metallics (NSE:CMNL) Business Description

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Address
Samta Colony, Agrawal Complex, Opp. Pandey Nursing Home, Raipur, CT, IND, 492001
Chaman Metallics Ltd is engaged in the business of selling Iron and Steel. The company is engaged in manufacturing and selling Direct Reduced Iron (i.e. sponge iron) which is used as a raw material for making steel in electric arc furnaces and induction furnaces.

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