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Sheetal Universal (NSE:SHEETAL) Interest Coverage : 1.77 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sheetal Universal 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. Sheetal Universal's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹23 Mil. Sheetal Universal's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-13 Mil. Sheetal Universal's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.77. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:SHEETAL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64   Med: 1.26   Max: 1.77
Current: 1.77


NSE:SHEETAL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
83.93% of 1475 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.44 vs NSE:SHEETAL: 1.77

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


Sheetal Universal Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sheetal Universal'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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Sheetal Universal Interest Coverage Chart

Sheetal Universal Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
- 0.64 1.26 1.77

Sheetal Universal Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage - 0.64 1.26 1.77

Competitive Comparison of Sheetal Universal's Interest Coverage

For the Farm Products subindustry, Sheetal Universal'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.


Sheetal Universal's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sheetal Universal's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sheetal Universal's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Sheetal Universal 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.

Sheetal Universal'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, Sheetal Universal's Interest Expense was ₹-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹40 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*22.939/-12.985
=1.77

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

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Sheetal Universal's Interest Expense was ₹-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹40 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*22.939/-12.985
=1.77

* 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.


Sheetal Universal  (NSE:SHEETAL) 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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Sheetal Universal Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
150 Feet Ring Road, Office No. 348, 2nd Floor, ISCON Mall, Rajkot, GJ, IND, 360005
Sheetal Universal Ltd is engaged in sourcing, processing and supply in agriculture commodities like peanut, sesame seeds, spice and grains to cater the manufacturer of peanut butter, biscuits, cakes, chocolate and food products.

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