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Ciments du Maroc (CAS:CMA) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ciments du Maroc 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. Ciments du Maroc's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD815 Mil. Ciments du Maroc's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was MAD0 Mil. Ciments du Maroc has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ciments du Maroc SA has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CAS:CMA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 7.065
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Ciments du Maroc Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ciments du Maroc'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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Ciments du Maroc Interest Coverage Chart

Ciments du Maroc Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A 424.55 464.40 372.21 606.08

Ciments du Maroc Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 No Debt N/A 25.49 N/A No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Ciments du Maroc'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.


Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ciments du Maroc 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.

Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Ciments du Maroc's Interest Expense was MAD-2 Mil. Its Operating Income was MAD1,481 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MAD0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1481.262/-2.444
=606.08

Ciments du Maroc's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Ciments du Maroc's Interest Expense was MAD0 Mil. Its Operating Income was MAD815 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MAD0 Mil.

Ciments du Maroc had no debt (1).

* 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.


Ciments du Maroc  (CAS:CMA) 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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Ciments du Maroc (CAS:CMA) Business Description

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Address
621. Boulevard Panoramique, Casablanca, MAR, 20150
Ciments du Maroc SA is a cement producer in Morocco and acts as an operator in ready-mixed concrete and aggregates. The product line of the company includes cement, concrete ready-to-use, aggregates, and others. It also offers its customers a Technical Assistance service including maturometry, MBE (Equivalent Concrete Mortar) tests, cement slurry tests or quick identification of cement. The company operates MyCimar portal which allows customers to consult the movements of their activity with the company.