Almasar Alshamil Education CoSAU:6019 +0.63%20 Interest Coverage is 14.43 as of Dec. 2025, which is 3% below its 10-year median of 14.92. GuruFocus rates SAU:6019 with a GF Score™ of 20/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 196 Education companies, Almasar Alshamil Education Co ranks better than 52.04% 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. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ﷼124.1 Mil. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ﷼-8.6 Mil.
Almasar Alshamil Education Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 14.43.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SAU:6019'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.43 Med: 14.92 Max: 15.4
Current: 14.43
SAU:6019's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 52.04% of 196
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 12.84
vs SAU:6019: 14.43
Almasar Alshamil Education Co (SAU:6019) 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 .
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Interest Coverage Chart
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Annual Data
Trend
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
15.40
14.43
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec24
Dec25
Interest Coverage
15.40
14.43
SAU:6019 vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Almasar Alshamil Education 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.
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Interest Coverage vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
Almasar Alshamil Education 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:
* 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.
Almasar Alshamil Education Co (SAU:6019) has a Interest Coverage of 14.43 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Almasar Alshamil Education Co and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 14.92. Over the past decade, Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 14.43 to 15.40. According to the industry distribution chart, Almasar Alshamil Education Co ranks #94 out of 196 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 48%.
Is Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Almasar Alshamil Education Co's current Interest Coverage of 14.43 is near median its 10-year median of 14.92. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 14.43 to a high of 15.40. The Education industry median Interest Coverage is 12.84. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's value of 14.43 is 12.4% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Almasar Alshamil Education Co ranks #94 out of 196 companies in the Education industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Almasar Alshamil Education Co has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Almasar Alshamil Education Co's Interest Coverage compare to EDU and TAL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Almasar Alshamil Education Co ranks #94 out of 196 companies for Interest Coverage. This puts Almasar Alshamil Education Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 12.84. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's value of 14.43 is 12.4% above this benchmark. Historically, Almasar Alshamil Education Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 14.43 to 15.40 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 14.92 vs. the industry median of 12.84, Almasar Alshamil Education Co has consistently been above 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 an Education company?
The median Interest Coverage among Education companies is 12.84, based on 196 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. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's current Interest Coverage of 14.43 is 12.4% above 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 Almasar Alshamil Education Co and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Interest Coverage is 12.84 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's current Interest Coverage is 14.43, which is near median its own 10-year median of 14.92. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Almasar Alshamil Education Co stock overvalued right now?
Almasar Alshamil Education Co (SAU:6019) has a current Interest Coverage of 14.43. The current Interest Coverage is 14.43, which is near median its 10-year median of 14.92 and 12.4% above the Education industry median of 12.84. Almasar Alshamil Education Co's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 2 warning signs to review. 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 Almasar Alshamil Education Co (SAU:6019), the current Interest Coverage is 14.43 as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Almasar Alshamil Education Co Business Description
Almasar Alshamil Education Co is committed to lifelong education while enabling organic growth across existing institutions, expanding its geographic footprint within the GCC, and strategically enhancing offerings in each education segment. It operates in single business segment, Education , which focuses on higher Education and Special Needs Education and Care (SEC). The group operates in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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