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First Finance Co (AMM:FFCO) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Finance 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. First Finance Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was JOD1.82 Mil. First Finance Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was JOD0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. First Finance Co has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

AMM:FFCO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 41.41   Med: 70.55   Max: No Debt
Current: 234.44


AMM:FFCO's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
53.99% of 163 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 82.75 vs AMM:FFCO: 234.44

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


First Finance Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Finance 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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First Finance Co Interest Coverage Chart

First Finance Co 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 63.15 41.41 62.71 77.94 57.71

First Finance Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of First Finance Co's Interest Coverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, First Finance 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.


First Finance Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, First Finance Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Finance Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



First Finance 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.

First Finance 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, First Finance Co's Interest Expense was JOD-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was JOD0.98 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JOD0.54 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.981/-0.017
=57.71

First Finance Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, First Finance Co's Interest Expense was JOD0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was JOD1.82 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JOD0.54 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate First Finance Co's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


First Finance Co  (AMM:FFCO) 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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First Finance Co (AMM:FFCO) Business Description

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Address
King Abdullah II street, Building no. 172, Khalda, P.O. Box 144596, Amman, JOR, 11814
First Finance Co finances in various forms including direct financing of consumer goods and durables; real estate financing; finance small and medium projects; financing of stock and working capital. It offers automobile and vehicle finance for new and used cars, motorcycles, and boats and marine equipment; and real estate finance for building houses, construction materials, finishing works, maintenance and installation works, decoration works, and swimming pool construction. The company also invests in financial instruments.

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