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Petronet LNG (BOM:532522) Interest Coverage : 21.67 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Petronet LNG 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. Petronet LNG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹15,100 Mil. Petronet LNG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-697 Mil. Petronet LNG's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.67. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BOM:532522' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.35   Med: 11.84   Max: 32.49
Current: 14


BOM:532522's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
67.02% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.59 vs BOM:532522: 14.00

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


Petronet LNG Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Petronet LNG'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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Petronet LNG Interest Coverage Chart

Petronet LNG Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
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Petronet LNG Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 12.09 18.22 8.36 13.65 21.67

Competitive Comparison of Petronet LNG's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Petronet LNG'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.


Petronet LNG's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Petronet LNG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Petronet LNG's Interest Coverage falls into.



Petronet LNG 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.

Petronet LNG'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, Petronet LNG's Interest Expense was ₹-3,305 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹40,896 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹30,705 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*40896.2/-3305.1
=12.37

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Petronet LNG's Interest Expense was ₹-697 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹15,100 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*15099.6/-696.7
=21.67

* 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.


Petronet LNG  (BOM:532522) 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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Petronet LNG (BOM:532522) Business Description

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Address
Babar Road, Barakhamba Lane, World Trade Centre, 1st Floor, New Delhi, IND, 110001
Petronet LNG Ltd is an oil and gas refining and marketing company formed by the government of India. The company operates liquified natural gas receiving and regasification terminals across India. Through its terminals, it also offers tolling services and re-loading terminals. The company has a single operating segment which is Natural Gas Business. Petronet LNG also owns a solid cargo port at Dahej with facilities to import and export products such as steel, coal, and fertilizer in bulk. Sales are largely composed of regasified liquefied natural gas and the majority of its revenue is derived from India.

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