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Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Interest Coverage : 72.54 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Mahanagar Gas 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. Mahanagar Gas's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹3,025 Mil. Mahanagar Gas's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-42 Mil. Mahanagar Gas's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 72.54. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Mahanagar Gas Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

NSE:MGL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 86.62   Med: 127.47   Max: 7431.81
Current: 86.62


NSE:MGL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
92.13% of 432 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.65 vs NSE:MGL: 86.62

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


Mahanagar Gas Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mahanagar Gas'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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Mahanagar Gas Interest Coverage Chart

Mahanagar Gas Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
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Mahanagar Gas Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 56.04 110.46 102.58 66.97 72.54

Competitive Comparison of Mahanagar Gas's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Mahanagar Gas'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.


Mahanagar Gas's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Mahanagar Gas's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mahanagar Gas's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Mahanagar Gas 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.

Mahanagar Gas's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Mahanagar Gas's Interest Expense was ₹-141 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹12,179 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,655 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*12179.2/-140.6
=86.62

Mahanagar Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Mahanagar Gas's Interest Expense was ₹-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹3,025 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,655 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*3024.9/-41.7
=72.54

* 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.


Mahanagar Gas  (NSE:MGL) 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 .


Mahanagar Gas Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Mahanagar Gas Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Block No. G-33, Bandra-Kurla Complex, MGL House, Bandra (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400051
Mahanagar Gas Ltd is an India-based natural gas distribution company. It distributes natural gas through the City Gas Distribution network of pipelines. It distributes compressed natural gas (CNG) for use in vehicles and piped natural gas (PNG) for domestic household, commercial, and industrial use, and to transport sector customers as well. The company operates under the business segment of the sale of natural gas. Its business operations are principally carried out in India. The company generates revenue by selling natural gas, of which the sale of CNG accounts majorly for the total gas sales revenue.

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