Engineering IndustriesCAI:ENGC -1.65%35 Interest Coverage is 6.41 as of Dec. 2025, which is 89% above its 10-year median of 3.40. GuruFocus rates CAI:ENGC with a GF Score™ of 35/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 307 Building Materials companies, Engineering Industries ranks worse than 67.43% on this metric.
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. Engineering Industries's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was E£807 Mil. Engineering Industries's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was E£-126 Mil.
Engineering Industries's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 6.41.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Engineering Industries's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
CAI:ENGC'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.24 Med: 3.4 Max: 3.43
Current: 3.43
CAI:ENGC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 67.43% of 307
companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.63
vs CAI:ENGC: 3.43
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 .
Engineering Industries Interest Coverage Related Terms
Engineering Industries Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Engineering Industries'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.
CAI:ENGC vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, Engineering Industries'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.
Engineering Industries Interest Coverage vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Engineering Industries's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Engineering Industries's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Engineering Industries (CAI:ENGC) has a Interest Coverage of 6.41 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Engineering Industries and its competitors. This is 89% above median its historical median of 3.40. Over the past decade, Engineering Industries' Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.24 to 3.43. According to the industry distribution chart, Engineering Industries ranks #207 out of 307 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 67.4%.
Is Engineering Industries' Interest Coverage too high?
Engineering Industries' current Interest Coverage of 6.41 is 89% above median its 10-year median of 3.40. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.24 to a high of 3.43. The Building Materials industry median Interest Coverage is 6.63. Engineering Industries' value of 6.41 is 3.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Engineering Industries ranks #207 out of 307 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Engineering Industries has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Engineering Industries' Interest Coverage compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Engineering Industries ranks #207 out of 307 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Engineering Industries in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.63. Engineering Industries' value of 6.41 is 3.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Engineering Industries' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.24 to 3.43 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.40 vs. the industry median of 6.63, Engineering Industries has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Building Materials company?
The median Interest Coverage among Building Materials companies is 6.63, based on 307 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Engineering Industries's current Interest Coverage of 6.41 is 3.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Engineering Industries and its competitors. For the Building Materials industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Engineering Industries's current Interest Coverage is 6.41, which is 89% above median its own 10-year median of 3.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Engineering Industries stock overvalued right now?
Engineering Industries (CAI:ENGC) has a current Interest Coverage of 6.41. The current Interest Coverage is 6.41, which is 89% above median its 10-year median of 3.40 and 3.3% below the Building Materials industry median of 6.63. Engineering Industries' overall GF Score™ is 35/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Engineering Industries (CAI:ENGC), the current Interest Coverage is 6.41 as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Engineering Industries manufactures steel-sheets and related products. It offers sandwich steel panels, caravans, guard rails, purlins, pre-fabricated units and corrugated sheets, galvanized tubes and pipes, and aluminum windows and doors. Some of the company projects include Dorra Contracting, Orascom, Talaat Mostafa, and others.
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