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Saudi Lime Industries Co (SAU:9566) Interest Coverage : 15.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Saudi Lime Industries Co 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. Saudi Lime Industries Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼5.5 Mil. Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼-0.3 Mil. Saudi Lime Industries Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:9566' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.8   Med: 31.51   Max: 42.21
Current: 20.8


SAU:9566's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.49% of 1339 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: No Debt vs SAU:9566: 20.80

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


Saudi Lime Industries Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Saudi Lime Industries Co'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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Saudi Lime Industries Co Interest Coverage Chart

Saudi Lime Industries Co Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
42.21 20.80

Saudi Lime Industries Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 25.24 84.22 34.22 15.64

Competitive Comparison of Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Coverage

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Saudi Lime Industries Co'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.


Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Saudi Lime Industries Co 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.

Saudi Lime Industries Co'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, Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼10.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.045/-0.483
=20.80

Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Saudi Lime Industries Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-0.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼5.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.46/-0.349
=15.64

* 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.


Saudi Lime Industries Co  (SAU:9566) 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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Saudi Lime Industries Co (SAU:9566) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al-Kharj Road, P.O Box 355208, Second Industrial City, Riyadh, SAU, 11383
Saudi Lime Industries Co is engaged in the manufacturing of quick and hydrated lime, quicklime powder, the manufacturing of lime sand bricks of various sizes, and the manufacturing of calcium carbonate.

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