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Kitex Garments (NSE:KITEX) Interest Coverage : 14.82 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Kitex Garments 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. Kitex Garments's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹506 Mil. Kitex Garments's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-34 Mil. Kitex Garments's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 14.82. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:KITEX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.85   Med: 17.61   Max: 50.16
Current: 15.1


NSE:KITEX's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
68.69% of 709 companies
in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry
Industry Median: 5.21 vs NSE:KITEX: 15.10

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


Kitex Garments Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kitex Garments'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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Kitex Garments Interest Coverage Chart

Kitex Garments Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Kitex Garments 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 10.24 14.51 14.17 17.07 14.82

Competitive Comparison of Kitex Garments's Interest Coverage

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Kitex Garments'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.


Kitex Garments's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kitex Garments's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kitex Garments's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kitex Garments 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.

Kitex Garments'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, Kitex Garments's Interest Expense was ₹-67 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹820 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,047 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*820.088/-67.217
=12.20

Kitex Garments's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Kitex Garments's Interest Expense was ₹-34 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹506 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹7,458 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*506.143/-34.146
=14.82

* 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.


Kitex Garments  (NSE:KITEX) 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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Kitex Garments Business Description

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P.B. No. 5, Kizhakkambalam, Building No. 9/536 A, Aluva, Ernakulam, Kochi, KL, IND, 683562
Kitex Garments Ltd manufactures cotton garments and fabrics. Garments account for the company's revenue and focus on infant wear such as body suits, sleepwear, rompers, burps, bibs, and training pants. Kitex manufactures the products for companies such as Carters, Gerber, Mothercare, Jockey, Children's Place, Kohl's, and Toys R. The company also owns the Little Star brand and licenses the Lamaze brand for distribution in the United States and Canada. Kitex exports almost all the garments it produces, which it manufactures in India, to the United States and Europe.

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