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Ibnsina Pharma (CAI:ISPH) Interest Coverage : 1.05 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Ibnsina Pharma 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. Ibnsina Pharma's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was E£346 Mil. Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was E£-330 Mil. Ibnsina Pharma's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.05. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ibnsina Pharma interest coverage is 1.09, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CAI:ISPH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02   Med: 2.34   Max: 2.97
Current: 1.09


CAI:ISPH's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
93.67% of 79 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 10.6 vs CAI:ISPH: 1.09

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


Ibnsina Pharma Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ibnsina Pharma'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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Ibnsina Pharma Interest Coverage Chart

Ibnsina Pharma Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - 1.02 1.13

Ibnsina Pharma Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.18 1.24 1.09 1.03 1.05

Competitive Comparison of Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, Ibnsina Pharma'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.


Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ibnsina Pharma 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.

Ibnsina Pharma'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, Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Expense was E£-1,044 Mil. Its Operating Income was E£1,175 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£1,176 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1175.263/-1043.963
=1.13

Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Ibnsina Pharma's Interest Expense was E£-330 Mil. Its Operating Income was E£346 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£854 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*346.066/-330.048
=1.05

* 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.


Ibnsina Pharma  (CAI:ISPH) 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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Ibnsina Pharma (CAI:ISPH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Industrial zone 1, PO box 91, Obour, EGY
Ibnsina Pharma is an Egypt based pharmaceutical distribution company. It is engaged in purchasing and selling in wholesale and distribution of pharmaceutical, semi- pharmaceutical and cosmetic products. It distributes a portfolio of pharmaceutical products from local and multinational pharmaceutical companies to retail pharmacies, wholesalers, hospitals, and public health institutions. In addition, the company also offers services including warehousing and logistics, marketing solutions, importation, and packaging, market research, and analysis.

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