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Kansai Nerolac Paints (BOM:500165) Interest Coverage : 26.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kansai Nerolac Paints 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. Kansai Nerolac Paints's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹1,956 Mil. Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-75 Mil. Kansai Nerolac Paints's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 26.18. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:500165' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.26   Med: 65.34   Max: 1069.73
Current: 28.58


BOM:500165's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
71.09% of 1176 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 9.885 vs BOM:500165: 28.58

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


Kansai Nerolac Paints Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kansai Nerolac Paints'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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Kansai Nerolac Paints Interest Coverage Chart

Kansai Nerolac Paints 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 65.34 32.01 29.56 17.26 22.00

Kansai Nerolac Paints 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 20.17 17.99 40.00 29.72 26.18

Competitive Comparison of Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kansai Nerolac Paints'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.


Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kansai Nerolac Paints 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.

Kansai Nerolac Paints'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, Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Expense was ₹-290 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹6,379 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,047 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*6379.1/-290
=22.00

Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kansai Nerolac Paints's Interest Expense was ₹-75 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,956 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*1955.7/-74.7
=26.18

* 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.


Kansai Nerolac Paints  (BOM:500165) 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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Kansai Nerolac Paints (BOM:500165) Business Description

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N. M. Joshi Marg, 28th Floor, A-Wing, Marathon Futurex, Mafatlal Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400013
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd (or KNPL) is a paint company headquartered in India. KNPL operates through its paint business to provide a wide range of products and solutions in industrial and decorative coatings. KNPL's decorative coating solutions are used by customers in segments such as adhesives, wood, and construction chemicals. KNPL's industrial coatings include automotive, general industrial, powder, and high performance. The company's industrial coating products and services are applied to vehicles, electrical and agricultural equipment, refrigerators, and railways, among others. KNPL has operations in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, with most of its sales from its activities in India.

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