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Britannia Industries (BOM:500825) Interest Coverage : 26.76 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Britannia Industries 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. Britannia Industries's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹7,075 Mil. Britannia Industries's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-264 Mil. Britannia Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 26.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:500825' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.12   Med: 100.96   Max: 228.02
Current: 17.5


BOM:500825's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.87% of 1370 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.395 vs BOM:500825: 17.50

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


Britannia Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Britannia Industries'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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Britannia Industries Interest Coverage Chart

Britannia Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
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Britannia Industries 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 21.10 11.65 14.99 23.90 26.76

Competitive Comparison of Britannia Industries's Interest Coverage

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Britannia Industries'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.


Britannia Industries's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Britannia Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.



Britannia Industries 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.

Britannia Industries'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, Britannia Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-1,640 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹28,694 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹9,249 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*28693.8/-1640
=17.50

Britannia Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Britannia Industries's Interest Expense was ₹-264 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹7,075 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹9,249 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7075.2/-264.4
=26.76

* 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.


Britannia Industries  (BOM:500825) 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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Britannia Industries (BOM:500825) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Whitefield Main Road, The Business Precinct, Tower C, 16th & 17th Floor, Prestige Shantiniketan, Mahadevapura Post, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560048
Britannia Industries Ltd is an Indian packaged-food company. Its main product categories are: biscuits, breads, dairy, cakes, and rusks. The biscuits product line offers sweet biscuits under the GoodDay brand, crackers under the 5050 brands, nutritional and digestive biscuits under the NutriChoice brand, and other products. The bread products segment offers whole-wheat breads, white sandwich breads, and bread assortments. The dairy product line sells cheese, milk, and yogurt under the Britannia brand. The cake segment offers bar cakes, muffins, and many more.

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