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Oil & Natural Gas (BOM:500312) Interest Coverage : 6.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Oil & Natural Gas 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. Oil & Natural Gas's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹152,699 Mil. Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-25,441 Mil. Oil & Natural Gas's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:500312' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.75   Med: 12.91   Max: 93.38
Current: 8.54


BOM:500312's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.34% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs BOM:500312: 8.54

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


Oil & Natural Gas Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oil & Natural Gas'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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Oil & Natural Gas Interest Coverage Chart

Oil & Natural Gas Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Oil & Natural Gas 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 7.63 9.11 10.52 8.77 6.00

Competitive Comparison of Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Oil & Natural Gas'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.


Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Coverage falls into.



Oil & Natural Gas 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.

Oil & Natural Gas'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, Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Expense was ₹-78,894 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹611,509 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,067,631 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*611508.9/-78893.6
=7.75

Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Oil & Natural Gas's Interest Expense was ₹-25,441 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹152,699 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*152699/-25441.2
=6.00

* 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.


Oil & Natural Gas  (BOM:500312) 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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Oil & Natural Gas (BOM:500312) Business Description

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Plot No. 5A-5B, Nelson Mandela Road, Deendayal Urja Bhawan, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, IND, 110070
Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd is an Indian-based company. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. The company operates onshore and offshore fields globally through joint ventures and partnerships. Crude oil production has been the lead revenue generator, with Russian assets providing the most production. Apart from the exploration and production operations, it engages in the transportation and refining of hydrocarbon products. Oil and Natural Gas Corp carries out its business as a public sector undertaking for the Government of India.

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