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Hindustan Construction Co (NSE:HCC) Interest Coverage : 1.36 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Hindustan Construction Co 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. Hindustan Construction Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹2,160 Mil. Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-1,592 Mil. Hindustan Construction Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.36. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:HCC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04   Med: 0.62   Max: 0.84
Current: 0.24


NSE:HCC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.22% of 1293 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs NSE:HCC: 0.24

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


Hindustan Construction Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hindustan Construction Co'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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Hindustan Construction Co Interest Coverage Chart

Hindustan Construction Co 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 0.84 0.04 0.64 - 0.38

Hindustan Construction Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.88 1.42 - 0.87 1.36

Competitive Comparison of Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Hindustan Construction Co'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.


Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hindustan Construction Co 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.

Hindustan Construction Co'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, Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Expense was ₹-7,527 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹2,840 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹17,684 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2840.1/-7526.9
=0.38

Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Hindustan Construction Co's Interest Expense was ₹-1,592 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹2,160 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹15,737 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*2160.4/-1592.2
=1.36

* 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.


Hindustan Construction Co  (NSE:HCC) 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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Hindustan Construction Co Business Description

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg, Hincon House, C-101, 1st Floor, 247 Park, Vikhroli (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400083
Hindustan Construction Co Ltd is engaged in the EPC(Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) Business. It is involved in high-value projects that span across diverse sectors such as transportation, power, marine projects, irrigation and water supply, special buildings and industrial plants. Its business segments include Engineering and Construction, which is the key revenue driver; Infrastructure; Real Estate; and others.

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