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Swastik Pipe (NSE:SWASTIK) Interest Coverage : 1.70 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Swastik Pipe 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. Swastik Pipe's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was ₹227 Mil. Swastik Pipe's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2023 was ₹-134 Mil. Swastik Pipe's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 1.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:SWASTIK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 1.28   Max: 1.7
Current: 1.7


NSE:SWASTIK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.33% of 466 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 6.045 vs NSE:SWASTIK: 1.70

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


Swastik Pipe Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swastik Pipe'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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Swastik Pipe Interest Coverage Chart

Swastik Pipe Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage
0.23 1.18 1.38 1.70

Swastik Pipe Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Interest Coverage 0.23 1.18 1.38 1.70

Competitive Comparison of Swastik Pipe's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Swastik Pipe'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.


Swastik Pipe's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Swastik Pipe's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Swastik Pipe 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.

Swastik Pipe'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, Swastik Pipe's Interest Expense was ₹-134 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹227 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹399 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*226.799/-133.609
=1.70

Swastik Pipe's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2023, Swastik Pipe's Interest Expense was ₹-134 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹227 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹399 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
=-1*226.799/-133.609
=1.70

* 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.


Swastik Pipe  (NSE:SWASTIK) 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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Swastik Pipe (NSE:SWASTIK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2, Arihant Nagar, Punjabi Bagh (West), New Delhi, IND, 110026
Swastik Pipe Ltd is the manufacturer and exporter of Mild Steel/Carbon Steel ERW Black and Galvanized Pipes, Hallow Steel Pipe, API Pipe, Stainless Steel Tubes, Cold Rolled Steel (CR) Strips/ Coils, Swaged Type Tubular Poles, and Solar Structure.

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