Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment (SAU:2287) Interest Coverage: 1.00 (As of Mar. 2026) — 72% Below Median

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What is Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Interest Coverage?

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment SAU:2287 -6.35% Interest Coverage is 1.00 as of Mar. 2026, which is 72% below its 10-year median of 3.54. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,515 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment ranks worse than 66006.53% 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. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ﷼14 Mil. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was ﷼-14 Mil. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


SAU:2287's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.63
* 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.


Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment  (SAU:2287) 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 .


Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Interest Coverage Related Terms


Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment'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.

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Interest Coverage Chart

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
N/A 3.54 0.00

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Quarterly Data
Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 2.69 0.36 0.00 1.00

SAU:2287 vs KHC, GIS: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment'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.


Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage falls into.



Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment 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.

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Expense was ﷼-51 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼-91 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼729 Mil.

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Expense was ﷼-14 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼719 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2026 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=-1*13.894/-13.837
=1.00

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of 1.00 mean?
Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment (SAU:2287) has a Interest Coverage of 1.00 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment and its competitors. This is 72% below median its historical median of 3.54. According to the industry distribution chart, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment ranks #999999 out of 1515 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Is Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage too high?
Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's current Interest Coverage of 1.00 is 72% below median its 10-year median of 3.54. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.63. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's value of 1.00 is 88.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment ranks #999999 out of 1515 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's Interest Coverage compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment ranks #999999 out of 1515 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.63. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's value of 1.00 is 88.4% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 3.54 vs. the industry median of 8.63, Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.63, based on 1,515 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. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's current Interest Coverage of 1.00 is 88.4% 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 Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment's current Interest Coverage is 1.00, which is 72% below median its own 10-year median of 3.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment stock overvalued right now?
Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment (SAU:2287) has a current Interest Coverage of 1.00. The current Interest Coverage is 1.00, which is 72% below median its 10-year median of 3.54 and 88.4% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.63. 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 Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment (SAU:2287), the current Interest Coverage is 1.00 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.

Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment Business Description

Address Al Amir Sultan Ibn Abdul Aziz Road, Building no. 3927, Unit no. 97, P O box 12311, Al Olaya District, Riyadh, SAU, 7380
Arabian Co For Agricultural And Industrial Investment activities include preparation and processing of egg products for wholesale, dairy products for wholesale, eggs and their products for wholesale, cultivation of grains including wheat, barley, yellow and white corn, cultivation of fiber crops including cotton, jute, flax, etc., cultivation of fodder such as clover and others for animal feed, cattle farming, camel and livestock farming, broiler chicken production, production of chilled and frozen meat, preservation and processing of meat, egg product manufacturing, and land transport of goods. It operates in single segment. It has presence in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Denmark, Bahrain, Qatar, and Pakistan oh which majority of revenue comes from Saudi Arabia.