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Alro (BSE:ALR) Interest Coverage : 1.74 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Alro 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. Alro's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was lei53 Mil. Alro's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was lei-31 Mil. Alro's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.74. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


BSE:ALR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: No Debt
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Alro Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alro'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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Alro Interest Coverage Chart

Alro Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.15 6.64 4.76 8.52 -

Alro 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 - 0.70 - - 1.74

Competitive Comparison of Alro's Interest Coverage

For the Aluminum subindustry, Alro'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.


Alro's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Alro's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alro 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.

Alro's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Alro's Interest Expense was lei-129 Mil. Its Operating Income was lei-305 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was lei1,182 Mil.

Alro did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Alro's Interest Expense was lei-31 Mil. Its Operating Income was lei53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was lei1,142 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*53.451/-30.757
=1.74

* 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.


Alro  (BSE:ALR) 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 .


Alro Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Alro (BSE:ALR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
116, Pitesti Street, Olt County, Slatina, ROU, 230048
Alro SA is an aluminum producer. The company organizes its operations into four segments: Bauxite, Alumina, Primary Aluminium, and Processed Aluminium. The Bauxite segment is operating in Sierra Leone (Africa) and consists of SMHL, GAL and BML. The Alumina segment uses bauxite to produce alumina, the main raw material for electrolytic aluminium production. The Primary Aluminium segment, which mainly includes the anodes section, electrolysis section, the Casting House and Aluminium Eco Recycling Facility sections, manufactures and sells products like wire, rod, slabs and occasionally ingots. The Processed Aluminium segment, which includes Alro's Processed Aluminium section and Vimetco Extrusion, produces and sells sheets, coils, plates, and extruded products.