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华尔街日报Is Vishnusurya Projects and Infra (NSE:VISHNUINFR) Using Too Much Debt?
David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the permanent loss of capital.' It's only natural to consider a company's balance sheet when you examine how risky it is, since debt is often involved when a business collapses. We can see that Vishnusurya Projects and Infra Limited (NSE:VISHNUINFR) does use debt in its business. But is this debt a concern to shareholders?
When Is Debt Dangerous?
Debt is a tool to help businesses grow, but if a business is incapable of paying off its lenders, then it exists at their mercy. Ultimately, if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt, shareholders could walk away with nothing. However, a more common (but still painful) scenario is that it has to raise new equity capital at a low price, thus permanently diluting shareholders. Of course, the upside of debt is that it often represents cheap capital, especially when it replaces dilution in a company with the ability to reinvest at high rates of return. The first step when considering a company's debt levels is to consider its cash and debt together.
What Is Vishnusurya Projects and Infra's Debt?
As you can see below, at the end of September 2025, Vishnusurya Projects and Infra had ₹753.0m of debt, up from ₹380.4m a year ago. Click the image for more detail. However, because it has a cash reserve of ₹118.5m, its net debt is less, at about ₹634.5m.
How Healthy Is Vishnusurya Projects and Infra's Balance Sheet?
The latest balance sheet data shows that Vishnusurya Projects and Infra had liabilities of ₹1.10b due within a year, and liabilities of ₹413.3m falling due after that. On the other hand, it had cash of ₹118.5m and ₹775.4m worth of receivables due within a year. So its liabilities outweigh the sum of its cash and (near-term) receivables by ₹621.6m.
Since publicly traded Vishnusurya Projects and Infra shares are worth a total of ₹4.30b, it seems unlikely that this level of liabilities would be a major threat. Having said that, it's clear that we should continue to monitor its balance sheet, lest it change for the worse.
Check out our latest analysis for Vishnusurya Projects and Infra
We measure a company's debt load relative to its earnings power by looking at its net debt divided by its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and by calculating how easily its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) cover its interest expense (interest cover). The advantage of this approach is that we take into account both the absolute quantum of debt (with net debt to EBITDA) and the actual interest expenses associated with that debt (with its interest cover ratio).
With net debt sitting at just 1.1 times EBITDA, Vishnusurya Projects and Infra is arguably pretty conservatively geared. And it boasts interest cover of 7.2 times, which is more than adequate. Also positive, Vishnusurya Projects and Infra grew its EBIT by 21% in the last year, and that should make it easier to pay down debt, going forward. There's no doubt that we learn most about debt from the balance sheet. But it is Vishnusurya Projects and Infra's earnings that will influence how the balance sheet holds up in the future. So if you're keen to discover more about its earnings, it might be worth checking out this graph of its long term earnings trend.
But our final consideration is also important, because a company cannot pay debt with paper profits; it needs cold hard cash. So we always check how much of that EBIT is translated into free cash flow. Over the last three years, Vishnusurya Projects and Infra saw substantial negative free cash flow, in total. While that may be a result of expenditure for growth, it does make the debt far more risky.
Our View
Based on what we've seen Vishnusurya Projects and Infra is not finding it easy, given its conversion of EBIT to free cash flow, but the other factors we considered give us cause to be optimistic. There's no doubt that its ability to to grow its EBIT is pretty flash. Looking at all this data makes us feel a little cautious about Vishnusurya Projects and Infra's debt levels. While we appreciate debt can enhance returns on equity, we'd suggest that shareholders keep close watch on its debt levels, lest they increase. There's no doubt that we learn most about debt from the balance sheet. But ultimately, every company can contain risks that exist outside of the balance sheet. For example, we've discovered 3 warning signs for Vishnusurya Projects and Infra (1 can't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
At the end of the day, it's often better to focus on companies that are free from net debt. You can access our special list of such companies (all with a track record of profit growth). It's free.
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