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Shuaiba Industrial Co (KUW:PAPER) Interest Coverage : 26.63 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Shuaiba Industrial 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. Shuaiba Industrial Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.43 Mil. Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD-0.02 Mil. Shuaiba Industrial Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 26.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

KUW:PAPER' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.99   Med: 29.66   Max: 160.59
Current: 29.7


KUW:PAPER's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
80.69% of 202 companies
in the Forest Products industry
Industry Median: 5.95 vs KUW:PAPER: 29.70

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


Shuaiba Industrial Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shuaiba Industrial 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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Shuaiba Industrial Co Interest Coverage Chart

Shuaiba Industrial Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.99 13.74 30.33 39.18 33.00

Shuaiba Industrial 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 44.11 30.57 37.70 26.64 26.63

Competitive Comparison of Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Coverage

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Shuaiba Industrial 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.


Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Shuaiba Industrial 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.

Shuaiba Industrial 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, Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Expense was KWD-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD1.55 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD1.54 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.551/-0.047
=33.00

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Shuaiba Industrial Co's Interest Expense was KWD-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income was KWD0.43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD1.66 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*0.426/-0.016
=26.63

* 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.


Shuaiba Industrial Co  (KUW:PAPER) 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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Shuaiba Industrial Co (KUW:PAPER) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Block 3, Street 31 Building, 150 Subhan, P.O Box 10088, Subhan Industrial Area, Shuaiba, KWT, 65451
Shuaiba Industrial Co is a paper packaging manufacturer. The company is organized into three business segments namely Industrial Packaging which comprises of multi-wall paper sacks, and Consumer Packaging which involves various types of bags and wrapping sheet; Flexible packaging which comprises of multi-ply printing and aluminum foil lamination products. Majority of its revenue comes from its business in Gulf countries.

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