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Tata Chemicals (NSE:TATACHEM) Interest Coverage : 0.25 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Tata Chemicals 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. Tata Chemicals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹340 Mil. Tata Chemicals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₹-1,370 Mil. Tata Chemicals's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:TATACHEM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.47   Med: 4.83   Max: 9.2
Current: 1.47


NSE:TATACHEM's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.37% of 1187 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.86 vs NSE:TATACHEM: 1.47

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


Tata Chemicals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tata Chemicals'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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Tata Chemicals Interest Coverage Chart

Tata Chemicals 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 2.69 6.78 9.20 3.52 1.47

Tata Chemicals 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 1.32 2.26 2.35 1.04 0.25

Competitive Comparison of Tata Chemicals's Interest Coverage

For the Chemicals subindustry, Tata Chemicals'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.


Tata Chemicals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Tata Chemicals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tata Chemicals's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Tata Chemicals 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.

Tata Chemicals'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, Tata Chemicals's Interest Expense was ₹-5,630 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹8,300 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹48,160 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*8300/-5630
=1.47

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Tata Chemicals's Interest Expense was ₹-1,370 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹340 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹48,160 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*340/-1370
=0.25

* 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.


Tata Chemicals  (NSE:TATACHEM) 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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Tata Chemicals Business Description

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24, Homi Mody Street, Bombay House, Fort, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400001
Tata Chemicals Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and agricultural products. The Company has 2 reportable segments which are the Company's strategic business units; Basic chemistry products: Soda Ash, Salt and other bulk chemicals; and Specialty products: Nutrition solutions and advanced materials.

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