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Combined Group Contracting K C (KUW:CGC) Interest Coverage : 8.35 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Combined Group Contracting K C 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. Combined Group Contracting K C's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD3.6 Mil. Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD-0.4 Mil. Combined Group Contracting K C's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.35. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:CGC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.17   Med: 3.48   Max: 10.84
Current: 6.37


KUW:CGC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
52.67% of 1257 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.03 vs KUW:CGC: 6.37

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


Combined Group Contracting K C Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Combined Group Contracting K C'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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Combined Group Contracting K C Interest Coverage Chart

Combined Group Contracting K C Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Combined Group Contracting K C Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Combined Group Contracting K C'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.


Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Coverage falls into.



Combined Group Contracting K C 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.

Combined Group Contracting K C'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, Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Expense was KWD-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD11.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD10.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*11.03/-1.83
=6.03

Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Combined Group Contracting K C's Interest Expense was KWD-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD3.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD9.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3.599/-0.431
=8.35

* 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.


Combined Group Contracting K C  (KUW:CGC) 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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Combined Group Contracting K C (KUW:CGC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al Ardiya Industrial, P.O. Box : 4819, Block No. 2, Plot No. 284, Kuwait City, KWT, 13049
Combined Group Contracting SA K C is a Kuwait-based company engaged in the construction industry. It undertakes general contracting, mechanical works, engineering works; packaging cement, sand, and related materials; Asphalt production, constructions works of building, ways, bridges and managing, controlling them and their related works and many other activities. The group has the operations in State of Kuwait and Gulf Countries of which it earns the majority of revenue share from Kuwait region.