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Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC (KUW:OULAFUEL) Interest Coverage : 0.61 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC 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. Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.3 Mil. Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD-0.5 Mil. Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.61. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:OULAFUEL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 2.61   Max: 16.78
Current: 0.21


KUW:OULAFUEL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.81% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.56 vs KUW:OULAFUEL: 0.21

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


Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC'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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Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC Interest Coverage Chart

Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC'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.


Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Coverage falls into.



Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC 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.

Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC'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, Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Expense was KWD-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD32.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.316/-1.801
=0.18

Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC's Interest Expense was KWD-0.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD0.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD29.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*0.296/-0.489
=0.61

* 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.


Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC  (KUW:OULAFUEL) 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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Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC (KUW:OULAFUEL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
AlMirqab, Block 3, Kuwait Business Town Tower, Floor 30 and 31, P.O. Box: 29009, Kuwait City, KWT, 13151
Oula Fuel Marketing Co KSC is engaged in the acquisition, establishment, leasing, operating, and maintenance of petrol stations and their customer service centers. It provides automobile services including changing of oil, car wash, maintenance workshop services and technical check-ups. The operating segments of the company are Fuel marketing and other related services which include the sale of fuel and other related services arising from fuel stations and the Investments operations segment comprises investment in the managed portfolio, managed funds, and term deposits. The company earns majority of its revenue from Fuel marketing and other related services.

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