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Salasar Techno Engineering (NSE:SALASAR) Interest Coverage : 2.61 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Salasar Techno Engineering 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. Salasar Techno Engineering's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹336 Mil. Salasar Techno Engineering's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-129 Mil. Salasar Techno Engineering's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NSE:SALASAR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33   Med: 3.23   Max: 6.45
Current: 2.57


NSE:SALASAR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
69.33% of 463 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 5.62 vs NSE:SALASAR: 2.57

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


Salasar Techno Engineering Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salasar Techno Engineering'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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Salasar Techno Engineering Interest Coverage Chart

Salasar Techno Engineering Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.67 3.75 3.28 2.66 2.57

Salasar Techno Engineering 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 2.93 2.61 2.13 2.89 2.61

Competitive Comparison of Salasar Techno Engineering's Interest Coverage

For the Steel subindustry, Salasar Techno Engineering'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.


Salasar Techno Engineering's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Salasar Techno Engineering's Interest Coverage falls into.



Salasar Techno Engineering 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.

Salasar Techno Engineering'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, Salasar Techno Engineering's Interest Expense was ₹-437 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹1,122 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹407 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1122.054/-436.589
=2.57

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Salasar Techno Engineering's Interest Expense was ₹-129 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₹336 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹407 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*335.639/-128.699
=2.61

* 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.


Salasar Techno Engineering  (NSE:SALASAR) 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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Salasar Techno Engineering (NSE:SALASAR) Business Description

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Address
E-20, South Extension I, New Delhi, IND, 110049
Salasar Techno Engineering Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of galvanized M.S. steel structures and related activities. It is engaged in the manufacturing and fabrication of steel structures for Telecom Towers, Transmission Towers, Utilities Poles, High Mast Poles, Stadium Lighting Poles, Flag Poles, and Smart City Poles Substations Structures, Railway Electrification (OHE), and Solar Module Mounting Structures. The Firm has two reportable segments namely, Steel structure, which derives majority of revenue and comprises manufacturing and sale of Galvanized and Non-galvanized Steel Structures including Telecom Towers, Transmission Line Towers, and Solar Panels; and EPC projects, which comprise survey, supply of materials, design, erection, testing and commissioning on a trunkey basis.

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