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Sarda Energy & Minerals (NSE:SARDAEN) Interest Coverage : 2.57 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Sarda Energy & Minerals 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. Sarda Energy & Minerals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹1,803 Mil. Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-700 Mil. Sarda Energy & Minerals's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:SARDAEN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.19   Med: 4.57   Max: 8.24
Current: 4.29


NSE:SARDAEN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.03% of 447 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.26 vs NSE:SARDAEN: 4.29

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


Sarda Energy & Minerals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sarda Energy & Minerals'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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Sarda Energy & Minerals Interest Coverage Chart

Sarda Energy & Minerals Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.21 8.24 7.92 4.79 4.34

Sarda Energy & Minerals 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 4.32 5.93 5.12 4.55 2.57

Competitive Comparison of Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Sarda Energy & Minerals'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.


Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Sarda Energy & Minerals 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.

Sarda Energy & Minerals'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, Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Expense was ₹-2,202 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹9,550 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹23,756 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*9549.5/-2202
=4.34

Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Sarda Energy & Minerals's Interest Expense was ₹-700 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,803 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹23,756 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*1803.4/-700.4
=2.57

* 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.


Sarda Energy & Minerals  (NSE:SARDAEN) 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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Sarda Energy & Minerals Business Description

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Address
Industrial Growth Center, Siltara, Raipur, CT, IND, 493 111
Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd is an Indian based company engaged in producing steel and ferroalloys. Business activity of the firm is functioned through Steel, Ferro Alloys, and Power segments. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Steel segment. The company's products include sponge iron, billets, ingots, TMT bars, ferroalloys, eco-bricks, and pellets, as well as wire rods/HB wires. Geographically all the business activity is functioned through the regions of India.

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