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Crown Paints Kenya (NAI:CRWN) Interest Coverage : 1.30 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Crown Paints Kenya 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. Crown Paints Kenya's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was KES333 Mil. Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was KES-257 Mil. Crown Paints Kenya's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:CRWN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 2.2   Max: 6.35
Current: 1.3


NAI:CRWN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
90.21% of 1185 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10 vs NAI:CRWN: 1.30

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


Crown Paints Kenya Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crown Paints Kenya'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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Crown Paints Kenya Interest Coverage Chart

Crown Paints Kenya 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 2.30 4.17 6.35 5.64 1.30

Crown Paints Kenya Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
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 2.30 4.17 6.35 5.64 1.30

Competitive Comparison of Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Crown Paints Kenya'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.


Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Crown Paints Kenya 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.

Crown Paints Kenya'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, Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Expense was KES-257 Mil. Its Operating Income was KES333 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES390 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*333.345/-256.571
=1.30

Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Crown Paints Kenya's Interest Expense was KES-257 Mil. Its Operating Income was KES333 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES390 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*333.345/-256.571
=1.30

* 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.


Crown Paints Kenya  (NAI:CRWN) 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 .


Crown Paints Kenya Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Crown Paints Kenya Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Mogadishu Road, LR No. 209/5792, P.O. Box 78084, Nairobi, KEN, 00507
Crown Paints Kenya Ltd is a Kenya-based paint manufacturer. The company comprises two business segments - Paints and Adhesives. The Paints segment manufactures and sells paints, decorating sundries, polyvinyl acetate emulsion, and alkyd resins producer. The Adhesives segment manufactures and sells adhesives. It offers decorative paints, automotive paints, industrial paints, road marking paints, and thinners. The company generates majority of its revenue from Paints segment. The company does its sales via geographical segments that include Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and others.

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