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Avenue Supermarts (NSE:DMART) Interest Coverage : 55.05 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Avenue Supermarts 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. Avenue Supermarts's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹7,388 Mil. Avenue Supermarts's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-134 Mil. Avenue Supermarts's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 55.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Avenue Supermarts Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

NSE:DMART' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.28   Med: 28.09   Max: 58.03
Current: 58.03


NSE:DMART's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
77.64% of 246 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.675 vs NSE:DMART: 58.03

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


Avenue Supermarts Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avenue Supermarts'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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Avenue Supermarts Interest Coverage Chart

Avenue Supermarts Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Avenue Supermarts Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 39.11 59.92 53.28 63.96 55.05

Competitive Comparison of Avenue Supermarts's Interest Coverage

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Avenue Supermarts'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.


Avenue Supermarts's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Avenue Supermarts's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Avenue Supermarts's Interest Coverage falls into.



Avenue Supermarts 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.

Avenue Supermarts'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, Avenue Supermarts's Interest Expense was ₹-581 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹33,730 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,992 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*33730.1/-581.3
=58.03

Avenue Supermarts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Avenue Supermarts's Interest Expense was ₹-134 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹7,388 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,992 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7387.5/-134.2
=55.05

* 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.


Avenue Supermarts  (NSE:DMART) 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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Avenue Supermarts (NSE:DMART) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Road No. 33, Kamgar Hospital Road, Plot No. B-72 and B-72A, Wagle Industrial Estate, Thane, MH, IND, 400 604
Avenue Supermarts Ltd is an India-based company engaged in the business of organized retail and operates supermarkets under the brand name of D-Mart. It provides products under the categories of Foods, Non-Foods (FMCG) and General Merchandise and Apparel. Foods category includes products such as dairy, staples, groceries, snacks, frozen products, processed foods, beverages and confectionary and fruits and vegetables. Non-Foods (FMCG) comprises home care products, personal care products, toiletries and other over-the-counter products. General Merchandise and Apparel include bed and bath, toys and games, crockery, plastic goods, garments, footwear, utensils and home appliances. The business operations of the company are principally carried out in India.

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