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ACL Cables (COL:ACL.N0000) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ACL Cables 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. ACL Cables's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු1,296 Mil. ACL Cables's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

COL:ACL.N0000' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.58   Med: 4.87   Max: 12.26
Current: 3.46


COL:ACL.N0000's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.58% of 2297 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 13.68 vs COL:ACL.N0000: 3.46

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


ACL Cables Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ACL Cables'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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ACL Cables Interest Coverage Chart

ACL Cables 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 2.84 2.58 4.90 12.26 9.05

ACL Cables 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 25.97 1.12 2.68 N/A N/A

Competitive Comparison of ACL Cables's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, ACL Cables'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.


ACL Cables's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ACL Cables's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



ACL Cables 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.

ACL Cables'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, ACL Cables's Interest Expense was රු-944 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු8,535 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු724 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*8535/-943.594
=9.05

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ACL Cables's Interest Expense was රු0 Mil. Its Operating Income was රු1,296 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු483 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate ACL Cables's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


ACL Cables  (COL:ACL.N0000) 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 .


ACL Cables Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ACL Cables (COL:ACL.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No. 60, Rodney Street, Colombo, LKA, 08
ACL Cables PLC is engaged in the manufacturing of cables and conductors. The company's operating segment includes Manufacturing cables; Manufacturing Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compound and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Manufacturing cables segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Sri Lanka. Some of the products include building wires, control cables, service wires, telecommunication cables, auto cables, flexible cables, switches, sockets, fans, low voltage switch series, and others.

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