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Ghitha Holding PJSC (ADX:GHITHA) Interest Coverage : 2.60 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Ghitha Holding PJSC 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. Ghitha Holding PJSC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was د.إ51 Mil. Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was د.إ-20 Mil. Ghitha Holding PJSC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ADX:GHITHA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.05   Med: 22.66   Max: 48.98
Current: 3.05


ADX:GHITHA's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
77.38% of 252 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.81 vs ADX:GHITHA: 3.05

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


Ghitha Holding PJSC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ghitha Holding PJSC'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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Ghitha Holding PJSC Interest Coverage Chart

Ghitha Holding PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
48.98 28.70 16.61 12.70

Ghitha Holding PJSC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.17 6.63 12.20 1.81 2.60

Competitive Comparison of Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Ghitha Holding PJSC'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.


Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ghitha Holding PJSC 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.

Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Expense was د.إ-11 Mil. Its Operating Income was د.إ142 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ513 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*141.97/-11.175
=12.70

Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Ghitha Holding PJSC's Interest Expense was د.إ-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was د.إ51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ896 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*51.326/-19.712
=2.60

* 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.

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


Ghitha Holding PJSC  (ADX:GHITHA) 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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Ghitha Holding PJSC (ADX:GHITHA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Meena Zayed Port Area, P.O. Box 53314, Abu Dhabi, ARE
Ghitha Holding PJSC is engaged in trading, re-packaging, storage, and distribution of food and non-food products. The product portfolio includes dry food products, canned foods, frozen food, processed food items, household items, stationeries, disposables, toiletries, chemicals, and other products.

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