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Arab Potash Co (AMM:APOT) Interest Coverage : 37.10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Arab Potash Co 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. Arab Potash Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was JOD53.2 Mil. Arab Potash Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was JOD-1.4 Mil. Arab Potash Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 37.10. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Arab Potash Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arab Potash Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

AMM:APOT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.02   Med: 41.48   Max: 806.05
Current: 64.35


AMM:APOT's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
85.06% of 174 companies
in the Agriculture industry
Industry Median: 7.175 vs AMM:APOT: 64.35

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


Arab Potash Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arab Potash Co'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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Arab Potash Co Interest Coverage Chart

Arab Potash Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Arab Potash Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 66.18 53.19 55.94 - 37.10

Competitive Comparison of Arab Potash Co's Interest Coverage

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Arab Potash 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.


Arab Potash Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Arab Potash Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arab Potash Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Arab Potash 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:

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.

Arab Potash Co'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, Arab Potash Co's Interest Expense was JOD-4.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was JOD309.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JOD2.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*309.324/-4.148
=74.57

Arab Potash Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Arab Potash Co's Interest Expense was JOD-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was JOD53.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JOD1.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*53.241/-1.435
=37.10

* 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.


Arab Potash Co  (AMM:APOT) 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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Arab Potash Co (AMM:APOT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Al Shmeisani - Al Jaheth Street, P.0. Box 1470, Amman, JOR, 11118
Arab Potash Co Ltd produces potash, potassium nitrate, and other derivatives. Its segments consist of Producing potash and Salt through Arab Potash Company, producing potassium nitrate and dicalcium phosphate through Arab Fertilizers and Chemical Industries, and Producing mixed salts and mud through Numeira Mixed Salts and Mud Company. Its sales are spread across China and India, the Far and Middle East, Africa, Europe, Canada, America, and Australia. The majority of the revenue comes from the china and India.

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