Al Mohafaza Co for EducationSAU:9598 -1.13%20 Interest Coverage is 16.82 as of Jan. 2026, which is 27% below its 10-year median of 23.12. GuruFocus rates SAU:9598 with a GF Score™ of 20/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 194 Education companies, Al Mohafaza Co for Education ranks worse than 62.37% 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. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Jan. 2026 was ﷼3.70 Mil. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Jan. 2026 was ﷼-0.22 Mil.
Al Mohafaza Co for Education's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was 16.82.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SAU:9598'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.61 Med: 23.12 Max: 53.56
Current: 8.61
SAU:9598's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 62.37% of 194
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 13.39
vs SAU:9598: 8.61
Al Mohafaza Co for Education (SAU:9598) 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 .
Al Mohafaza Co for Education Interest Coverage Related Terms
Al Mohafaza Co for Education 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.
Al Mohafaza Co for Education Interest Coverage Chart
SAU:9598 vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Al Mohafaza Co for Education'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.
Al Mohafaza Co for Education Interest Coverage vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Coverage falls into.
Al Mohafaza Co for Education 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.
Al Mohafaza Co for Education (SAU:9598) has a Interest Coverage of 16.82 as of Jan. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Al Mohafaza Co for Education and its competitors. This is 27% below median its historical median of 23.12. Over the past decade, Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Coverage has ranged from 8.61 to 53.56. According to the industry distribution chart, Al Mohafaza Co for Education ranks #121 out of 194 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 62.4%.
Is Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Coverage too high?
Al Mohafaza Co for Education's current Interest Coverage of 16.82 is 27% below median its 10-year median of 23.12. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 8.61 to a high of 53.56. The Education industry median Interest Coverage is 13.39. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's value of 16.82 is 25.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Al Mohafaza Co for Education ranks #121 out of 194 companies in the Education industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Al Mohafaza Co for Education has a GF Score™ of 20/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Al Mohafaza Co for Education's Interest Coverage compare to EDU and TAL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Al Mohafaza Co for Education ranks #121 out of 194 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Al Mohafaza Co for Education in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 13.39. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's value of 16.82 is 25.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Al Mohafaza Co for Education's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 8.61 to 53.56 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 23.12 vs. the industry median of 13.39, Al Mohafaza Co for Education 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 13.39, based on 194 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. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's current Interest Coverage of 16.82 is 25.6% 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 Al Mohafaza Co for Education and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Interest Coverage is 13.39 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's current Interest Coverage is 16.82, which is 27% below median its own 10-year median of 23.12. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Al Mohafaza Co for Education stock overvalued right now?
Al Mohafaza Co for Education (SAU:9598) has a current Interest Coverage of 16.82. The current Interest Coverage is 16.82, which is 27% below median its 10-year median of 23.12 and 25.6% above the Education industry median of 13.39. Al Mohafaza Co for Education's overall GF Score™ is 20/100 with 7 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 Al Mohafaza Co for Education (SAU:9598), the current Interest Coverage is 16.82 as of Jan. 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.
Al Mohafaza Co for Education is a company whose business activities include pre-kindergarten education with a national curriculum, primary education for male students with a national curriculum, primary education for female students with a national curriculum, intermediate education for male students with a national curriculum.
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