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Quest Laboratories (NSE:QUESTLAB) Interest Coverage : 30.68 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Quest Laboratories 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. Quest Laboratories's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹33.5 Mil. Quest Laboratories's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-1.1 Mil. Quest Laboratories's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 30.68. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:QUESTLAB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 17.71   Max: 22.16
Current: 14.54


NSE:QUESTLAB's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50.91% of 660 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 13.625 vs NSE:QUESTLAB: 14.54

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


Quest Laboratories Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Laboratories'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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Quest Laboratories Interest Coverage Chart

Quest Laboratories Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
3.71 22.16 14.75 20.67

Quest Laboratories Quarterly Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A N/A N/A 8.68 30.68

Competitive Comparison of Quest Laboratories's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Quest Laboratories'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.


Quest Laboratories's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Quest Laboratories's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quest Laboratories's Interest Coverage falls into.



Quest Laboratories 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.

Quest Laboratories'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, Quest Laboratories's Interest Expense was ₹-7.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹150.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹12.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*150.261/-7.269
=20.67

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Quest Laboratories's Interest Expense was ₹-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹33.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹12.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*33.531/-1.093
=30.68

* 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.


Quest Laboratories  (NSE:QUESTLAB) 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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Quest Laboratories Business Description

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Quest Laboratories Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing pharmaceutical formulations across a broad spectrum, including antibiotics, antimalarials, antispasmodics, anti-inflammatories, antiemetics, respiratory medications, diabetes treatments, antidepressants, and more. It produces various products, comprising ethical drugs, generic drugs, and over-the-counter drugs, and is also available in various forms such as tablets, liquid orals, oral dry powders, oral powders (ORS), ointments, and external liquids.

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