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Bharti Airtel (NSE:E1AIRTELPP) Interest Coverage : 1.79 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bharti Airtel 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. Bharti Airtel's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹92,896 Mil. Bharti Airtel's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-52,033 Mil. Bharti Airtel's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:E1AIRTELPP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 1.76   Max: 3.59
Current: 1.71


NSE:E1AIRTELPP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.47% of 293 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.6 vs NSE:E1AIRTELPP: 1.71

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


Bharti Airtel Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bharti Airtel'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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Bharti Airtel Interest Coverage Chart

Bharti Airtel 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 0.66 1.30 1.87 1.81 1.71

Bharti Airtel 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 1.80 1.77 1.89 1.47 1.79

Competitive Comparison of Bharti Airtel's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Bharti Airtel'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.


Bharti Airtel's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Bharti Airtel's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bharti Airtel's Interest Coverage falls into.



Bharti Airtel 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.

Bharti Airtel'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, Bharti Airtel's Interest Expense was ₹-226,477 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹387,542 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,848,897 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*387542/-226477
=1.71

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Bharti Airtel's Interest Expense was ₹-52,033 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹92,896 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,848,897 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*92896/-52033
=1.79

* 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.


Bharti Airtel  (NSE:E1AIRTELPP) 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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Bharti Airtel (NSE:E1AIRTELPP) Business Description

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Address
1, Nelson Mandela Road, Bharti Crescent, Phase II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, IND, 110 070
Bharti Airtel Ltd is a telecommunications company. The company's segment includes Mobile Services India; Mobile Services Africa; Mobile Services South Asia; Airtel Business; Tower Infrastructure Services; Homes Services; Digital TV Services and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Mobile Services India segment. Mobile Services India services cover voice and data telecom services provided through wireless technology (2G / 3G / 4G) in India. It includes the captive national long distance networks which primarily provide connectivity to the mobile services business in India. It also includes intra-city fibre networks.

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