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Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC (KUW:JTC) Interest Coverage : 20.91 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC 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. Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD1.80 Mil. Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD-0.09 Mil. Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 20.91. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:JTC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.03   Med: 16.1   Max: 32.65
Current: 12.23


KUW:JTC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
71.83% of 813 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.34 vs KUW:JTC: 12.23

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


Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC'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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Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC Interest Coverage Chart

Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
N/A 32.65 13.10 19.09 12.03

Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC Quarterly Data
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 19.52 13.60 13.79 7.52 20.91

Competitive Comparison of Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Coverage

For the Trucking subindustry, Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC'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.


Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Coverage falls into.



Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC 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.

Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC'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, Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Expense was KWD-0.52 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD6.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD14.63 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.282/-0.522
=12.03

Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC's Interest Expense was KWD-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD1.80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD10.02 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1.798/-0.086
=20.91

* 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.


Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC  (KUW:JTC) 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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Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC (KUW:JTC) Business Description

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Address
Saleh Sulaiman Al Jarah Real Estate Complex, Office 2, 5th floor, P.O. Box 22801, Mirqab, Area No 1, Building No 8, Safat, KWT, 13089
Jassim Transport & Stevedoring Co KSCC is a inland transportation company. It provides professional, high-quality and cost-effective solutions through four customer-focused operating divisions such as port management, contract logistics, equipment leasing and power rental. The majority of the revenue is earned in Kuwait.

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