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Kuwait Business Town Real Estate CoKUW:KBT +0.25% Interest Coverage is 0.48 as of Mar. 2026, which is 300% above its 10-year median of 0.12. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,305 Real Estate companies, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ranks worse than 97.85% 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. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was KWD0.36 Mil. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was KWD-0.74 Mil.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 0.48.
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. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Cos earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT) 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 .
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Interest Coverage Chart
KUW:KBT vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co'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.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Interest Coverage vs Real Estate Industry
For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co 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:
* 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.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT) has a Interest Coverage of 0.48 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co and its competitors. This is 300% above median its historical median of 0.12. Over the past decade, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.11 to 0.24. According to the industry distribution chart, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ranks #1277 out of 1305 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 97.9%.
Is Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's current Interest Coverage of 0.48 is 300% above median its 10-year median of 0.12. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.11 to a high of 0.24. The Real Estate industry median Interest Coverage is 4.21. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's value of 0.48 is 88.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ranks #1277 out of 1305 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's Interest Coverage compare to CBRE and BEKE?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co ranks #1277 out of 1305 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 4.21. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's value of 0.48 is 88.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.11 to 0.24 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.12 vs. the industry median of 4.21, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co 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 Real Estate company?
The median Interest Coverage among Real Estate companies is 4.21, based on 1,305 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. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's current Interest Coverage of 0.48 is 88.6% 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 Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co and its competitors. For the Real Estate industry, the median Interest Coverage is 4.21 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co's current Interest Coverage is 0.48, which is 300% above median its own 10-year median of 0.12. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is KWD0.15, compared to a current price of KWD0.08 — trading 45.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 0.48, which is 300% above median its 10-year median of 0.12 and 88.6% below the Real Estate industry median of 4.21. 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 Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co (KUW:KBT), the current Interest Coverage is 0.48 as of Mar. 2026. 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.
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co Business Description
Kuwait Business Town Real Estate Co is a real estate company. It has three operating segments: Investing activities comprise participation in equity investments and managing the Group's liquidity requirements; and Real estate activities comprise investment, managing real estate, and construction or development of real estate for the sale in the ordinary course of business and other related real estate services. The consumer goods segment engages in operating bakeries, manufacturing and trading food-related items.
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