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Unilex Colours and Chemicals (NSE:UNILEX) Interest Coverage : 6.79 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Unilex Colours and 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. Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹61 Mil. Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-9 Mil. Unilex Colours and Chemicals's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:UNILEX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.79   Med: 8.07   Max: 10.65
Current: 6.79


NSE:UNILEX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.76% of 1186 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.72 vs NSE:UNILEX: 6.79

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


Unilex Colours and Chemicals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unilex Colours and 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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Unilex Colours and Chemicals Interest Coverage Chart

Unilex Colours and Chemicals Annual Data
Trend Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
10.65 8.07 6.79

Unilex Colours and Chemicals Semi-Annual Data
Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage 10.65 8.07 6.79

Competitive Comparison of Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Unilex Colours and 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.


Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Unilex Colours and 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.

Unilex Colours and Chemicals'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, Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Expense was ₹-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*61.062/-8.987
=6.79

Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2024, Unilex Colours and Chemicals's Interest Expense was ₹-9 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹61 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*61.062/-8.987
=6.79

* 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.


Unilex Colours and Chemicals  (NSE:UNILEX) 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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Unilex Colours and Chemicals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Chincholi Bunder Road, 106/107, Floor, Advent, Atria, 1st Floor, Malad West, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400064
Unilex Colours and Chemicals Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing of Pigment, and the trading of chemicals and food colours. The pigments manufactured by the company find diverse applications across various industries such as plastic, rubber, textiles, paper, printing inks, paints and coating. Its products are marketed under the registered brand name Unilex.

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