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Mega Flex Plastics (NSE:MEGAFLEX) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Mega Flex Plastics 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. Mega Flex Plastics's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-9.5 Mil. Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₹-1.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


NSE:MEGAFLEX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 6.065
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Mega Flex Plastics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mega Flex Plastics'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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Mega Flex Plastics Interest Coverage Chart

Mega Flex Plastics Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
8.13 17.63 113.81 96.95 -

Mega Flex Plastics Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 17.22 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Coverage

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Mega Flex Plastics'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.


Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Coverage falls into.



Mega Flex Plastics 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.

Mega Flex Plastics'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, Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Expense was ₹-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-10.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.

Mega Flex Plastics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2024, Mega Flex Plastics's Interest Expense was ₹-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-9.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹5.6 Mil.

Mega Flex Plastics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Mega Flex Plastics  (NSE:MEGAFLEX) 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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Mega Flex Plastics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Suite-2A, 2nd Floor, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700071
Mega Flex Plastics Ltd is engaged in manufacturing Leno Bags which are used for packaging agricultural products like potatoes, onions, garlic, coconuts, fruits, and vegetables. The company is also manufacturing Woven Fabric and Sutli (Fibrillated Twisted Thread). The company is also engaged in trading Polypropylene Granules. The company is currently engaged in single-segment business through various distributors and brand names such as Gold Flex, Leno Flex, Tiger, Tiranga, Kisan, and Phantom.

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