Megastar Foods Limited (MEGASTAR) — Defensive Interval Ratio

Latest as of September 2025: 104 days

Megastar Foods Limited (MEGASTAR) has a Defensive Interval Ratio of 104 days as of September 2025. Defensive assets of Rs538.83 Million (cash Rs-, short-term investments Rs88.42 Million, receivables Rs450.40 Million) cover 104 days of daily cash needs of Rs5.19 Million/day. See Megastar Foods Limited (MEGASTAR) liquidity to equity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

Defensive Interval Ratio

104 days
Days of operational coverage

Defensive Assets

Rs538.83 Million
Cash + ST Investments + Receivables

Daily Cash Need

Rs5.19 Million
Current Liabilities ÷ 365

Current Liabilities

Rs1.89 Billion
INR

Megastar Foods Limited Defensive Interval Ratio (2014–2025)

This chart shows how Megastar Foods Limited's Defensive Interval Ratio has evolved across 12 annual periods from 2014 to 2025. As of September 2025, the ratio stands at 104 days, meaning defensive assets of Rs538.83 Million can fund 104 days of operations without new revenue. See how leveraged is Megastar Foods Limited's balance sheet to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Annual Defensive Interval Ratio for Megastar Foods Limited (2014–2025)

The table below presents the year-by-year Defensive Interval Ratio for Megastar Foods Limited from 2014 to 2025, covering 12 annual filings. Each row shows defensive assets, daily cash need, the DIR in days, and the change in days compared to the prior year. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see MEGASTAR stock market capitalisation.

Year DIR (days) Defensive Assets (INR) Daily Cash Need Cash ST Investments Change (days)
2025 206 days Rs423.62 Million Rs2.06 Million/day Rs- Rs10.50 Million ▼ -245 days
2024 451 days Rs271.29 Million Rs601.76K/day Rs- Rs5.00K ▲ +186 days
2023 265 days Rs264.50 Million Rs999.72K/day Rs- Rs5.00K ▲ +76 days
2022 189 days Rs172.42 Million Rs914.58K/day Rs- Rs37.00K ▲ +80 days
2021 108 days Rs156.00 Million Rs1.44 Million/day Rs- Rs423.00K ▼ -171 days
2020 280 days Rs139.31 Million Rs497.97K/day Rs- Rs1.53 Million ▲ +55 days
2019 225 days Rs143.58 Million Rs637.78K/day Rs- Rs- ▲ +89 days
2018 136 days Rs97.35 Million Rs714.64K/day Rs- Rs- ▼ -167 days
2017 303 days Rs126.19 Million Rs416.84K/day Rs- Rs- ▲ +84 days
2016 219 days Rs107.72 Million Rs492.48K/day Rs- Rs- ▲ +47 days
2015 172 days Rs48.22 Million Rs280.10K/day Rs- Rs- ▲ +58 days
2014 114 days Rs9.28 Million Rs81.12K/day Rs- Rs- —
DIR = (Cash + Short-term Investments + Net Receivables) / (Daily Cash Expenses)