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Zee Entertainment Enterprises (NSE:ZEEL) Interest Coverage : 7.25 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zee Entertainment Enterprises 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. Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹1,330 Mil. Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-183 Mil. Zee Entertainment Enterprises's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.25. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:ZEEL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.09   Med: 21.17   Max: 571.36
Current: 5.09


NSE:ZEEL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.72% of 610 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.915 vs NSE:ZEEL: 5.09

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


Zee Entertainment Enterprises Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zee Entertainment Enterprises'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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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Interest Coverage Chart

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.41 23.93 190.29 35.60 11.23

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 21.75 1.73 3.26 10.92 7.25

Competitive Comparison of Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Zee Entertainment Enterprises'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.


Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage falls into.



Zee Entertainment Enterprises 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.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023, Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Expense was ₹-702 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹7,884 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,167 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*7884/-702
=11.23

Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Zee Entertainment Enterprises's Interest Expense was ₹-183 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,330 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1330.3/-183.4
=7.25

* 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.


Zee Entertainment Enterprises  (NSE:ZEEL) 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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Zee Entertainment Enterprises (NSE:ZEEL) Business Description

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N.M. Joshi Marg, 18th Floor, A-Wing, Marathon Futurex, Lower Parel, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400013
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd is a broadcasting television company that provides media and entertainment services. Zee generates revenue from Advertisement, Subscription, Theatrical revenue, Sale of media content, Transmission revenue and Commission. The company controls a suite of television channels that broadcast in many different languages. Furthermore, Zee Entertainment produces and distributes feature films, develops digital online offerings, and produces and sells for live entertainment events. It operates in five business Broadcast, Digital, Movies, Music and Sports. The company earns the vast majority of its revenue in India.

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