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Taqa Arabia (CAI:TAQA) Interest Coverage : 2.51 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Taqa Arabia 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. Taqa Arabia's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was E£551 Mil. Taqa Arabia's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was E£-219 Mil. Taqa Arabia's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CAI:TAQA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74   Med: 1.78   Max: 3.51
Current: 1.02


CAI:TAQA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
92.93% of 721 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.78 vs CAI:TAQA: 1.02

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


Taqa Arabia Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taqa Arabia'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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Taqa Arabia Interest Coverage Chart

Taqa Arabia Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.92 1.64 0.97 0.97 0.74

Taqa Arabia Quarterly Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 0.90 0.85 0.46 0.95 2.51

Competitive Comparison of Taqa Arabia's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Taqa Arabia'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.


Taqa Arabia's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Taqa Arabia's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taqa Arabia's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Taqa Arabia 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.

Taqa Arabia'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, Taqa Arabia's Interest Expense was E£-1,441 Mil. Its Operating Income was E£1,071 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£676 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1071.041/-1441.134
=0.74

Taqa Arabia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Taqa Arabia's Interest Expense was E£-219 Mil. Its Operating Income was E£551 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£4,072 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*550.849/-219.356
=2.51

* 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.


Taqa Arabia  (CAI:TAQA) 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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Taqa Arabia Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
G2, ElMorshedy Street, El Lasilky Area, Maadi, Cairo, EGY, 17631
Taqa Arabia operates as an energy and utility provider. TAQA Arabia invests, installs, constructs, and operates energy infrastructure including gas transmission & distribution, conventional and renewable Power generation & distribution, marketing oil products and lubricants throughout several fuel stations across the country as well as water treatment and desalination services for a wide range of clients. The company operates into four segments Gas, Power, Marketing and others. It derives maximum revenue from Marketing segment.

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