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Kritika Wires (NSE:KRITIKA) Interest Coverage : 3.53 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kritika Wires 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. Kritika Wires's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹73 Mil. Kritika Wires's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-21 Mil. Kritika Wires's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.53. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:KRITIKA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 2.33   Max: 3.08
Current: 2.88


NSE:KRITIKA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.81% of 464 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.7 vs NSE:KRITIKA: 2.88

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


Kritika Wires Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kritika Wires'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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Kritika Wires Interest Coverage Chart

Kritika Wires 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 0.68 0.16 3.08 2.13 2.88

Kritika Wires Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 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 6.91 1.38 2.66 2.10 3.53

Competitive Comparison of Kritika Wires's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Kritika Wires'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.


Kritika Wires's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Kritika Wires's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kritika Wires's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kritika Wires 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.

Kritika Wires'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, Kritika Wires's Interest Expense was ₹-38 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹109 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*109.121/-37.884
=2.88

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

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Kritika Wires's Interest Expense was ₹-21 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹73 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*73.273/-20.783
=3.53

* 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.


Kritika Wires  (NSE:KRITIKA) 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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Kritika Wires (NSE:KRITIKA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Plot-BG-12, Bus Terminus and Commercial Complex, Unit no. 201, 2nd Floor, AA-I, New Town Pride Hotel Building, Opposite to NOVOTEL, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700156
Kritika Wires Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of galvanized steel wires and wire products. The company is focused on exporting and supplying Industrial Steel. The company's products are used for the transmission and distribution of electricity, and the manufacturing of concrete slippers, poles, bridges, and other infrastructure facilities. The products of the company include Mild Steel Wire, GI Stay Wire, Spring Steel Wire, Barbed Wire, and others.

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