Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD (CAI:UEGC) Interest Coverage : 1.20 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD Interest Coverage?

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. Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was E£112 Mil. Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was E£-94 Mil. Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CAI:UEGC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.42 Med: 3.67 Max: 49.15
Current: 1.42

CAI:UEGC's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.71% of 1261 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.1 vs CAI:UEGC: 1.42

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD'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.

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Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD Interest Coverage Chart

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD Annual Data

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2.91

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3.67

1.89

1.42

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.79	1.83	1.24	1.52	1.20

Competitive Comparison of Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD'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.

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage falls into.

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD 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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage

-1

Operating Income

Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Expense was E£-310 Mil. Its Operating Income was E£440 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£14 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	440.014	/	-309.967
	=	1.42

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD's Interest Expense was E£-94 Mil. Its Operating Income was E£112 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was E£14 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	112.467	/	-93.996
	=	1.20

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD (CAI:UEGC) 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 .

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Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD (CAI:UEGC) Business Description

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Address

26th July, 5 Avenue, Eleventh Floor, Po Box 89 - Bab El Louk, Cairo, EGY

Website

http://www.elsaeed-contracting.com

Elsaeed Contracting& Real Estate Investment Co SCCD constructs buildings. The company constructs low-and medium-income housing, drainage projects, government buildings, and schools.

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