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Cosmo First (NSE:COSMOFIRST) Interest Coverage : 1.66 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cosmo First 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. Cosmo First's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹441 Mil. Cosmo First's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-266 Mil. Cosmo First's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:COSMOFIRST' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.05   Med: 5.41   Max: 17.29
Current: 1.89


NSE:COSMOFIRST's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
78.26% of 322 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 6.495 vs NSE:COSMOFIRST: 1.89

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


Cosmo First Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cosmo First'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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Cosmo First Interest Coverage Chart

Cosmo First Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.93 17.29 8.10 1.05 1.89

Cosmo First Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.78 1.88 2.49 1.54 1.66

Competitive Comparison of Cosmo First's Interest Coverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Cosmo First'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.


Cosmo First's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cosmo First's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cosmo First's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Cosmo First 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.

Cosmo First's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Cosmo First's Interest Expense was ₹-995 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,882 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹11,113 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*1881.8/-995.1
=1.89

Cosmo First's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Cosmo First's Interest Expense was ₹-266 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹441 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹11,113 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*441.3/-265.7
=1.66

* 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.


Cosmo First  (NSE:COSMOFIRST) 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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Cosmo First Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1st Floor, Uppal Plaza, M-6, Jasola District Centre, New Delhi, IND, 110025
Cosmo First Ltd is engaged in specialty films for packaging, lamination, and labeling. The company offers sustainable solutions to industries, including food, beverage, personal care, and pharmaceuticals. Cosmo First Limited has revenue sources coming from the sale of equipments, related parts and services and revenue from pet care business.

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