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Gammon India (NSE:GAMMONIND) Interest Coverage : 0.23 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gammon India 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. Gammon India's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹683 Mil. Gammon India's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-2,926 Mil. Gammon India's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.23. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Gammon India Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

NSE:GAMMONIND' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.16   Max: 0.97
Current: 0.04


NSE:GAMMONIND's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 7.03 vs NSE:GAMMONIND: 0.04

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


Gammon India Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gammon India'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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Gammon India Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Gammon India's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Gammon India'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.


Gammon India's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Gammon India's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gammon India's Interest Coverage falls into.



Gammon India 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.

Gammon India's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Gammon India's Interest Expense was ₹-9,641 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-419 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,030 Mil.

Gammon India did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Gammon India's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Gammon India's Interest Expense was ₹-2,926 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹683 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*682.6/-2926.1
=0.23

* 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.


Gammon India  (NSE:GAMMONIND) 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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Gammon India (NSE:GAMMONIND) Business Description

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J.N. Heredia Marg, Hamilton House, Floor 3rd, Plot No. - 3/8, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400038
Gammon India Ltd is civil engineering, procurement, and construction company. Principally, it is involved in the construction of buildings, civil engineering, construction of utility projects, and specialized construction activities. The company's operating segment includes Real Estate Development and Construction and Engineering. It generates maximum revenue from the Construction and Engineering segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from India.

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