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Paper Home CoSAU:9576 22 Interest Coverage is 29.50 as of Dec. 2025, which is 28% above its 10-year median of 23.04. GuruFocus rates SAU:9576 with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 323 Packaging & Containers companies, Paper Home Co ranks better than 73.37% 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. Paper Home Co's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ﷼8.14 Mil. Paper Home Co's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ﷼-0.28 Mil.
Paper Home Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 29.50.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Paper Home Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SAU:9576'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.18 Med: 23.04 Max: 97.18
Current: 18.74
SAU:9576's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 73.37% of 323
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 6.08
vs SAU:9576: 18.74
Paper Home Co (SAU:9576) 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 .
Paper Home Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Paper Home Co Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Paper Home 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.
SAU:9576 vs SW, PKG, IP: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Paper Home 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.
Paper Home Co Interest Coverage vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Paper Home Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Paper Home Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
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.
Paper Home Co (SAU:9576) has a Interest Coverage of 29.50 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Paper Home Co and its competitors. This is 28% above median its historical median of 23.04. Over the past decade, Paper Home Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 16.18 to 97.18. According to the industry distribution chart, Paper Home Co ranks #86 out of 323 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 26.6%.
Is Paper Home Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Paper Home Co's current Interest Coverage of 29.50 is 28% above median its 10-year median of 23.04. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 16.18 to a high of 97.18. The Packaging & Containers industry median Interest Coverage is 6.08. Paper Home Co's value of 29.50 is 385.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Paper Home Co ranks #86 out of 323 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Paper Home Co has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Paper Home Co's Interest Coverage compare to SW and PKG?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Paper Home Co ranks #86 out of 323 companies for Interest Coverage. This puts Paper Home Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.08. Paper Home Co's value of 29.50 is 385.2% above this benchmark. Historically, Paper Home Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 16.18 to 97.18 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 23.04 vs. the industry median of 6.08, Paper Home 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 a Packaging & Containers company?
The median Interest Coverage among Packaging & Containers companies is 6.08, based on 323 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. Paper Home Co's current Interest Coverage of 29.50 is 385.2% 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 Paper Home Co and its competitors. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Paper Home Co's current Interest Coverage is 29.50, which is 28% above median its own 10-year median of 23.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Paper Home Co stock overvalued right now?
Paper Home Co (SAU:9576) has a current Interest Coverage of 29.50. The current Interest Coverage is 29.50, which is 28% above median its 10-year median of 23.04 and 385.2% above the Packaging & Containers industry median of 6.08. Paper Home Co's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 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 Paper Home Co (SAU:9576), the current Interest Coverage is 29.50 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.
Paper Home Co is a Saudi-based corrugated cardboard company. It is in the paper industry, whose activities are the manufacture of cardboard boxes, boxes, and folded and single bags from paper or cardboard. The company's main activity is the cardboard industry, stickers, and waste paper scraps.
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