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Taqat Mineral Trading CoSAU:9599 -6.79%12 Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss) as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates SAU:9599 with a GF Score™ of 12/100. Among 2,321 Industrial Products companies, Taqat Mineral Trading Co ranks worse than 43084.83% 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. Taqat Mineral Trading Co's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ﷼-6.5 Mil. Taqat Mineral Trading Co's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was ﷼-0.7 Mil.
did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Taqat Mineral Trading Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SAU:9599's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 14.75 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
Taqat Mineral Trading Co (SAU:9599) 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 .
Taqat Mineral Trading Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
Taqat Mineral Trading 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.
SAU:9599 vs CRS, ATI, MLI: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Taqat Mineral Trading 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.
Taqat Mineral Trading Co Interest Coverage vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Taqat Mineral Trading Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Taqat Mineral Trading Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
Taqat Mineral Trading 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:
Taqat Mineral Trading Co did not have earnings to cover the 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) mean?
Taqat Mineral Trading Co (SAU:9599) has a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Taqat Mineral Trading Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Taqat Mineral Trading Co ranks #999999 out of 2321 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is Taqat Mineral Trading Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Taqat Mineral Trading Co's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Based on the distribution chart, Taqat Mineral Trading Co ranks #999999 out of 2321 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Taqat Mineral Trading Co has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taqat Mineral Trading Co's Interest Coverage compare to CRS and ATI?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Taqat Mineral Trading Co ranks #999999 out of 2321 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Taqat Mineral Trading Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 14.75. 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 Industrial Products company?
The median Interest Coverage among Industrial Products companies is 14.75, based on 2,321 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. 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 Taqat Mineral Trading Co and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Interest Coverage is 14.75 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Taqat Mineral Trading Co's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taqat Mineral Trading Co stock overvalued right now?
Taqat Mineral Trading Co (SAU:9599) has a current Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss). The current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Taqat Mineral Trading Co's overall GF Score™ is 12/100. 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 Taqat Mineral Trading Co (SAU:9599), the current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss) 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.
Taqat Mineral Trading Co is a company whose business activities are Manufacture of primary products of iron in the form of blocks of substrates and residues after remelting, manufacture of iron or steel products. etc., by drawing, extrusion or rolling, general construction of residential buildings, retail sale of building materials scrap, including (scrap iron trade), road transport of goods, transport of goods and equipment (heavy transport). The company operates in a single operating segment related to scrap sales, and geographically, it operates entirely within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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