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Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC (KUW:SULTAN) Interest Coverage : 0.31 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC 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. Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was KWD0.8 Mil. Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was KWD-2.5 Mil. Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


KUW:SULTAN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 9.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC'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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Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC Interest Coverage Chart

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC 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 0.67 1.24 0.41 1.14 -

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC 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 0.67 0.07 - 0.96 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Coverage

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC'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.


Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Coverage falls into.



Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC 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.

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC'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, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Expense was KWD-9.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD-0.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD153.3 Mil.

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC's Interest Expense was KWD-2.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD0.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD149.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*0.757/-2.472
=0.31

* 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.


Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC  (KUW:SULTAN) 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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Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Airport road, 6th ring road, PO Box 26567, Sultan ben Essa complex, Dajeej, Kuwait City, KWT, 13126
Sultan Center Food Products Co KSC is an independent retailer. The company supplies supermarket items, perishables, and general merchandise in the Middle East. Its business units include Retail, Investments, Contracting, and Real Estate. The company offers fresh food, frozen food, dairy and bakery products, meat and seafood, baby food, fruits, pet food, health and beauty products, tobacco products, cleaning and home care products, home decor, toys and games, luggage and bags, and electronic products.

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