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SALudi Logistics Services Co (SAU:4263) Interest Coverage : 11.03 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SALudi Logistics Services 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. SALudi Logistics Services Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼223.6 Mil. SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼-20.3 Mil. SALudi Logistics Services Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 11.03. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4263' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.78   Med: 6.42   Max: 11.03
Current: 11.03


SAU:4263's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
69.03% of 817 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.44 vs SAU:4263: 11.03

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


SALudi Logistics Services Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SALudi Logistics Services 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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SALudi Logistics Services Co Interest Coverage Chart

SALudi Logistics Services Co Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
5.78 7.06

SALudi Logistics Services Co Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage N/A 6.06 N/A 11.03

Competitive Comparison of SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Coverage

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, SALudi Logistics Services 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.


SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



SALudi Logistics Services 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.

SALudi Logistics Services 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, SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-85.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼602.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,578.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*602.849/-85.386
=7.06

SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, SALudi Logistics Services Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-20.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼223.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,522.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*223.627/-20.267
=11.03

* 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.


SALudi Logistics Services Co  (SAU:4263) 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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SALudi Logistics Services Co (SAU:4263) Business Description

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Address
Prince Sultan Road, P.O. Box 23525, Zahran Building, Salamah, Jeddah, SAU, 2661
SAL Saudi Logistics Services Co is a company engaged in providing supply chain solutions in Saudi Arabia. It creates integrated solutions to deliver end-to-end services for businesses across the economy wide supply chain. The company has three streams; Air cargo handling, Terminal handling and logistics solutions. The maximum revenue of the company comes from Terminal Handling.

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