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Tata Consumer Products (NSE:TATACONSUM) Interest Coverage : 12.00 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Tata Consumer Products 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. Tata Consumer Products's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹5,138 Mil. Tata Consumer Products's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-428 Mil. Tata Consumer Products's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 12.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tata Consumer Products's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NSE:TATACONSUM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.01   Med: 14.14   Max: 19.94
Current: 14.69


NSE:TATACONSUM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.68% of 1370 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.395 vs NSE:TATACONSUM: 14.69

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


Tata Consumer Products Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tata Consumer Products'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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Tata Consumer Products Interest Coverage Chart

Tata Consumer Products Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Tata Consumer Products Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 15.50 17.65 16.08 14.67 12.00

Competitive Comparison of Tata Consumer Products's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Tata Consumer Products'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.


Tata Consumer Products's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tata Consumer Products's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tata Consumer Products's Interest Coverage falls into.



Tata Consumer Products 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.

Tata Consumer Products'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, Tata Consumer Products's Interest Expense was ₹-1,298 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹19,070 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,279 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*19069.5/-1298.1
=14.69

Tata Consumer Products's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Tata Consumer Products's Interest Expense was ₹-428 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹5,138 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,279 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*5138.4/-428.3
=12.00

* 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.


Tata Consumer Products  (NSE:TATACONSUM) 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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Tata Consumer Products (NSE:TATACONSUM) Business Description

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Address
11/13 Botawala Building 1st Floor, Office No 2-6 Horniman Circle Fort, Fort, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 001
Tata Consumer Products Ltd is a manufacturer and supplier of consumer food and beverages. The company's products include tea, coffee, water, salt, pulses, spices, and ready-to-eat offerings. Its key beverage brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O'Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand, and Himalayan Natural Mineral Water. Its food portfolio includes brands such as Tata Salt and Tata Sampann. Its segment includes Branded Business, Non-Branded Business and Others. The company has an international presence and generates more than half of its revenue in India.

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