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AME Company for Medical Supplies (SAU:9527) Interest Coverage : 23.48 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AME Company for Medical Supplies 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. AME Company for Medical Supplies's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼12.8 Mil. AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼-0.5 Mil. AME Company for Medical Supplies's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.48. 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. AME Company for Medical Supplies has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:9527' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 56.93   Med: 85.89   Max: 98.85
Current: 56.93


SAU:9527's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
64.94% of 77 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs SAU:9527: 56.93

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


AME Company for Medical Supplies Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for AME Company for Medical Supplies'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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AME Company for Medical Supplies Interest Coverage Chart

AME Company for Medical Supplies Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
98.85 85.89 57.01

AME Company for Medical Supplies Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 103.08 297.48 43.71 224.44 23.48

Competitive Comparison of AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, AME Company for Medical Supplies'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.


AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Coverage falls into.



AME Company for Medical Supplies 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.

AME Company for Medical Supplies'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, AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Expense was ﷼-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼37.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*37.286/-0.654
=57.01

AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, AME Company for Medical Supplies's Interest Expense was ﷼-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼12.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12.822/-0.546
=23.48

* 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.


AME Company for Medical Supplies  (SAU:9527) 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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AME Company for Medical Supplies (SAU:9527) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Prince Sultan Street, P.O. Box 11544, Jeddah, SAU, 21463
AME Company for Medical Supplies is engaged in providing medical devices and equipment. It generates maximum revenue from the medical supplies segment. The Company is engaged in wholesale and retail trade which mainly includes perfumes, cosmetics, orthotic devices, medical supplies, decorative soap, incense, veterinary medicine and medical equipment.

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