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Rama Phosphates (NSE:RAMAPHO) Interest Coverage : 2.54 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Rama Phosphates 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. Rama Phosphates's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹80 Mil. Rama Phosphates's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₹-32 Mil. Rama Phosphates's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.54. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:RAMAPHO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.52   Med: 8.09   Max: 61.57
Current: 1.52


NSE:RAMAPHO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.42% of 190 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.485 vs NSE:RAMAPHO: 1.52

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


Rama Phosphates Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rama Phosphates'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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Rama Phosphates Interest Coverage Chart

Rama Phosphates 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 10.90 61.57 12.41 8.68 -

Rama Phosphates Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - - 1.55 2.44 2.54

Competitive Comparison of Rama Phosphates's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Rama Phosphates'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.


Rama Phosphates's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Rama Phosphates's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rama Phosphates's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Rama Phosphates 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.

Rama Phosphates'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, Rama Phosphates's Interest Expense was ₹-115 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-305 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹35 Mil.

Rama Phosphates did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Rama Phosphates's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Rama Phosphates's Interest Expense was ₹-32 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*80.26/-31.591
=2.54

* 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.


Rama Phosphates  (NSE:RAMAPHO) 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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Rama Phosphates Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Free Press Journal Marg, 51-52, 5th Floor, Free Press House, 215, Nariman Point, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400021
Rama Phosphates Ltd is an Indian fertilizer manufacturing company. It is engaged in manufacturing phosphatic fertilizers such as Single Super Phosphate (Powder as well as Granule), Mixed fertilizers namely NPK of various grades, Fortified fertilizers namely Boronated Single Super Phosphate (Powder and Granule), and Micronutrients namely Magnesium Sulphate among other products. The company's operating segments include Fertilizers, Micronutrients, Chemicals, and Edible oil. It generates maximum revenue from the Fertilizers, Micronutrients, and Chemicals segment.

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