Arabian Mills For Food Products Co (SAU:2285) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 5.29% (As of Mar. 2026)

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SAU:2285 Arabian Mills For Food Products Co SAU:2285
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What is Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Arabian Mills For Food Products Co SAU:2285 -0.19% 21 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 5.29% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates SAU:2285 with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was ﷼51 Mil. Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was ﷼956 Mil. Therefore, Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 5.29%.


Arabian Mills For Food Products Co  (SAU:2285) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


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Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
8.80 6.58 5.56

Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Quarterly Data
Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.53 5.86 5.66 5.13 5.29

SAU:2285 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.


Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


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Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -57.965/( (1128.622+957.277)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -57.965/1042.9495
=5.56 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=1086.351 + 42.271
=1128.622

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=921.702 + 35.575
=957.277

Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2026 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -50.528/( (957.277+954.62)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -50.528/955.9485
=5.29 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=921.702 + 35.575
=957.277

Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=907.708 + 46.912
=954.62

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 5.29% mean?
Arabian Mills For Food Products Co (SAU:2285) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 5.29% as of Mar. 2026. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Arabian Mills For Food Products Co and its competitors.
Is Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 5.29%. Overall, Arabian Mills For Food Products Co has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to ADM and BG?
Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 5.29% can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Arabian Mills For Food Products Co and its competitors. Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 5.29%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arabian Mills For Food Products Co stock overvalued right now?
Arabian Mills For Food Products Co (SAU:2285) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 5.29%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 5.29%. Arabian Mills For Food Products Co's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Arabian Mills For Food Products Co (SAU:2285), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 5.29% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Arabian Mills For Food Products Co Business Description

Address Jabal Abu Zawalah Street, PO Box 6868, Building no. 5252, Al Manakh District, Riyadh, SAU, 14313
Arabian Mills For Food Products Co is engaged in producing and grinding wheat and feed products throughout the Kingdom. Its commercial activities include Packing and grinding wheat, packing and grinding grits, semolina, and bulgur, manufacture of concentrated feed for animals, manufacture of livestock feed, wholesale of bakery products, trade of specialty and healthy foods, land transportation of goods, storage in ports and customs or free zones, and integrated office administrative services activities. The operations of the Company are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in three branches: Riyadh, Hail and Jazzan. The Key revenue is generated from Riyadh.
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