GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Beverages - Alcoholic » United Spirits Ltd (NSE:MCDOWELL-N) » Definitions » Interest Coverage

United Spirits (NSE:MCDOWELL-N) Interest Coverage : 25.84 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 2001. Start your Free Trial

What is United Spirits 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. United Spirits's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹4,237 Mil. United Spirits's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-164 Mil. United Spirits's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:MCDOWELL-N' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 4.02   Max: 19.68
Current: 19.68


NSE:MCDOWELL-N's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
65.41% of 159 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 8.86 vs NSE:MCDOWELL-N: 19.68

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


United Spirits Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Spirits'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.

* Premium members only.

United Spirits Interest Coverage Chart

United Spirits 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 4.97 6.04 4.02 14.82 10.92

United Spirits 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 12.59 4.64 148.65 15.32 25.84

Competitive Comparison of United Spirits's Interest Coverage

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, United Spirits'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.


United Spirits's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Spirits's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Spirits's Interest Coverage falls into.



United Spirits 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.

United Spirits'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, United Spirits's Interest Expense was ₹-1,039 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹11,348 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹803 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*11348/-1039
=10.92

United Spirits's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, United Spirits's Interest Expense was ₹-164 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹4,237 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*4237/-164
=25.84

* 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.


United Spirits  (NSE:MCDOWELL-N) 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 .


United Spirits Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of United Spirits's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


United Spirits (NSE:MCDOWELL-N) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 24, Vittal Mallya Road, UB Tower, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560 001
United Spirits Ltd manufactures and sells spirits, beer, wine, and other alcoholic beverages. The Company is engaged in the business of manufacture, purchase and sale of beverage alcohol and other allied spirits, including through tie-up manufacturing units and through strategic franchising of some of its brands. Its brand portfolio consists of McDowell's No.1, Royal Challenge, Black Dog, Signature, Antiquity, Director's Special Black, McDowell's Rum, McDowell's Brandy, Bagpiper, Old Tavern, and Haywards among others. Geographically, the firm generates a majority of its revenue from India.

United Spirits (NSE:MCDOWELL-N) Headlines

No Headlines