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Kuwait National Cinema Co (KUW:KCIN) Interest Coverage : 4.11 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Kuwait National Cinema Co 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. Kuwait National Cinema Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was KWD4.09 Mil. Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was KWD-1.00 Mil. Kuwait National Cinema Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.11. 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 National Cinema Co interest coverage is 2.4, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:KCIN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72   Med: 5.58   Max: 12.49
Current: 2.4


KUW:KCIN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.21% of 635 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.27 vs KUW:KCIN: 2.40

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


Kuwait National Cinema Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuwait National Cinema Co'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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Kuwait National Cinema Co Interest Coverage Chart

Kuwait National Cinema Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.56 - 0.72 2.48 2.61

Kuwait National Cinema Co Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 5.47 2.85 1.65 1.83 4.11

Competitive Comparison of Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Coverage

For the Entertainment subindustry, Kuwait National Cinema 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 National Cinema Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kuwait National Cinema 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:

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.

Kuwait National Cinema Co'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, Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Expense was KWD-2.81 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD7.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD83.38 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*7.33/-2.813
=2.61

Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Kuwait National Cinema Co's Interest Expense was KWD-1.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD4.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD87.81 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*4.094/-0.996
=4.11

* 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.


Kuwait National Cinema Co  (KUW:KCIN) 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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Kuwait National Cinema Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Airport Road, Sama Khaitan Mall, Plot 9, Building 164, 2nd Floor (Office 1 & 2), P.O. Box 502, Old Khaitan Area, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13006
Kuwait National Cinema Company KPSC is a Kuwait-based company operates in the entertainment industry. It focuses on the activities related to the cinema industry, entertainment, and cultural events. The segment in which the company operates includes Cinema division, Concession division, and Investments division. Cinema segment covers activities related to cinema shows; the Concession segment covers activities related to concessions supplemented to theaters, and the Investment segment represents investments in shares and funds, in addition to investment properties. It generates maximum revenue from the Cinema Division segment.

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