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Creative Newtech (NSE:CREATIVE) Interest Coverage : 4.34 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Creative Newtech 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. Creative Newtech's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹155 Mil. Creative Newtech's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹-36 Mil. Creative Newtech's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 4.34. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:CREATIVE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 3   Max: 7.02
Current: 7.02


NSE:CREATIVE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
64.52% of 1601 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 13.09 vs NSE:CREATIVE: 7.02

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


Creative Newtech Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Creative Newtech'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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Creative Newtech Interest Coverage Chart

Creative Newtech Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.85 3.39 6.75 4.44 6.57

Creative Newtech 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 5.40 507.73 6.34 6.27 4.34

Competitive Comparison of Creative Newtech's Interest Coverage

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Creative Newtech'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.


Creative Newtech's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Creative Newtech's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Creative Newtech's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Creative Newtech 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.

Creative Newtech'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, Creative Newtech's Interest Expense was ₹-72 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹476 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹73 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*476.023/-72.496
=6.57

Creative Newtech's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Creative Newtech's Interest Expense was ₹-36 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹155 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*154.665/-35.617
=4.34

* 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.


Creative Newtech  (NSE:CREATIVE) 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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Creative Newtech Business Description

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Address
Kandivali Co Op Industrial Estate Limited, 3rd and 4th Floor, Plot No. 137AB, Charkop, Kandivali West, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400067
Creative Newtech Ltd is engaged in the business of distribution of IT products. The company's B2B e-commerce platform caters to various sub-distributors, retailers, and other customers, and serves as a one-stop-shop offering end-to-end solutions. Its operating segment includes Enterprise Business - EB; Fast Moving Social - Media Gadgets - FMSG; Fast Moving Electronics Goods - FMEG and Fast Moving Consumer Technology - FMCT. The company generates maximum revenue from the Enterprise Business (EB) segment which includes high-volume products tailored for enterprise clients. Notable brands in this segment include AOC, Philips, and others. Geographically, it caters to both the Indian and international markets and derives its key revenue from outside India.

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