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Prime Focus (NSE:PFOCUS) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Prime Focus 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. Prime Focus's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-1,063 Mil. Prime Focus's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-1,166 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:PFOCUS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.73   Max: 1.49
Current: 0.19


NSE:PFOCUS's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
99.18% of 611 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.94 vs NSE:PFOCUS: 0.19

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


Prime Focus Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prime Focus'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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Prime Focus Interest Coverage Chart

Prime Focus Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.30 0.76 1.02 1.21

Prime Focus 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 0.99 2.11 0.18 - -

Competitive Comparison of Prime Focus's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Prime Focus'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.


Prime Focus's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Prime Focus's Interest Coverage falls into.



Prime Focus 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.

Prime Focus'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, Prime Focus's Interest Expense was ₹-4,207 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹5,074 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹42,897 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*5074.023/-4207.194
=1.21

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Prime Focus's Interest Expense was ₹-1,166 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹-1,063 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.

Prime Focus did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Prime Focus  (NSE:PFOCUS) 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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Prime Focus (NSE:PFOCUS) Business Description

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Prime Focus House, Linking Road, Opposite Citi Bank, Khar (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 052
Prime Focus Ltd is an Indian integrated media service provider. The company is engaged in providing post-production services which include digital intermediate, visual effects, stereo 3D conversion, and animation technology products and services. It also provides stereo conversion, color grading, sound and picture post, renting of camera equipment, visual effects services, media enterprise resource planning and suite, and cloud-enabled media services. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Canada.

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