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United Arab Float Glass CoSAU:9611 19 Interest Coverage is 9.36 as of Mar. 2026, which is 51% above its 10-year median of 6.21. GuruFocus rates SAU:9611 with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 309 Building Materials companies, United Arab Float Glass Co ranks better than 55.99% 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. United Arab Float Glass Co's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ﷼12.4 Mil. United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was ﷼-1.3 Mil.
United Arab Float Glass Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 9.36.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
SAU:9611'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.08 Med: 6.21 Max: 8.84
Current: 8.19
SAU:9611's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 55.99% of 309
companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 6.55
vs SAU:9611: 8.19
United Arab Float Glass Co (SAU:9611) 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 .
United Arab Float Glass Co Interest Coverage Related Terms
United Arab Float Glass 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.
United Arab Float Glass Co Interest Coverage Chart
SAU:9611 vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Building Materials subindustry, United Arab Float Glass 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.
United Arab Float Glass Co Interest Coverage vs Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Coverage falls into.
United Arab Float Glass 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.
United Arab Float Glass Co (SAU:9611) has a Interest Coverage of 9.36 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on United Arab Float Glass Co and its competitors. This is 51% above median its historical median of 6.21. Over the past decade, United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 5.08 to 8.84. According to the industry distribution chart, United Arab Float Glass Co ranks #136 out of 309 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 44%.
Is United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Coverage too high?
United Arab Float Glass Co's current Interest Coverage of 9.36 is 51% above median its 10-year median of 6.21. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.08 to a high of 8.84. The Building Materials industry median Interest Coverage is 6.55. United Arab Float Glass Co's value of 9.36 is 42.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, United Arab Float Glass Co ranks #136 out of 309 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, United Arab Float Glass Co has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does United Arab Float Glass Co's Interest Coverage compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, United Arab Float Glass Co ranks #136 out of 309 companies for Interest Coverage. This puts United Arab Float Glass Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.55. United Arab Float Glass Co's value of 9.36 is 42.9% above this benchmark. Historically, United Arab Float Glass Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 5.08 to 8.84 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.21 vs. the industry median of 6.55, United Arab Float Glass 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 Building Materials company?
The median Interest Coverage among Building Materials companies is 6.55, based on 309 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. United Arab Float Glass Co's current Interest Coverage of 9.36 is 42.9% 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 United Arab Float Glass Co and its competitors. For the Building Materials industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.55 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. United Arab Float Glass Co's current Interest Coverage is 9.36, which is 51% above median its own 10-year median of 6.21. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United Arab Float Glass Co stock overvalued right now?
United Arab Float Glass Co (SAU:9611) has a current Interest Coverage of 9.36. The current Interest Coverage is 9.36, which is 51% above median its 10-year median of 6.21 and 42.9% above the Building Materials industry median of 6.55. United Arab Float Glass Co's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 3 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 United Arab Float Glass Co (SAU:9611), the current Interest Coverage is 9.36 as of Mar. 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.
United Arab Float Glass Co is engaged in the float glass market that designs, thicknesses, and dimensions glasses. Its products are wooden pallets, mirror glass, fiberglass, including glass wool. The company's activity is represented in the wholesale and retail trade of the company's products and building materials, including importing and exporting them abroad, owning lands and real estate, constructing buildings on them, practicing manufacturing industries related to the glass industry, and manufacturing and mining all glass industry requirements from raw materials and others.
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