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Riyadh Cement Co (SAU:3092) Interest Coverage : 54.17 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Riyadh Cement 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. Riyadh Cement Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼66.5 Mil. Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was ﷼-1.2 Mil. Riyadh Cement Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 54.17. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Riyadh Cement Co has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

SAU:3092' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.84   Med: 89.53   Max: 153.06
Current: 114.69


SAU:3092's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
88.89% of 306 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.895 vs SAU:3092: 114.69

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


Riyadh Cement Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Riyadh Cement 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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Riyadh Cement Co Interest Coverage Chart

Riyadh Cement Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 21.04 102.12 153.06 76.93 114.69

Riyadh Cement Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 81.34 73.53 79.91 258.33 54.17

Competitive Comparison of Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Coverage

For the Building Materials subindustry, Riyadh Cement 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.


Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Riyadh Cement 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.

Riyadh Cement 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, Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-1.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼200.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*200.025/-1.744
=114.69

Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Riyadh Cement Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-1.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼66.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*66.47/-1.227
=54.17

* 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.


Riyadh Cement Co  (SAU:3092) 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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Riyadh Cement Co (SAU:3092) Business Description

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Address
AL Imam Saud Ibn Abdul Aziz Ibn Mohammad Road, PO Box 17775, Riyadh, SAU, 11494
Riyadh Cement Co, formerly Saudi White Cement Co is engaged in the manufacturing of cement. The company manufactures cement, white cement, gray cement, clinker, building materials, and portland cement.

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