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Aldawaa Medical Services Co (SAU:4163) Interest Coverage : 4.12 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Aldawaa Medical Services 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. Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼130 Mil. Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼-32 Mil. Aldawaa Medical Services Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.12. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SAU:4163' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.19   Med: 3.3   Max: 4.09
Current: 4.09


SAU:4163's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.75% of 406 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.445 vs SAU:4163: 4.09

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


Aldawaa Medical Services Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aldawaa Medical Services 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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Aldawaa Medical Services Co Interest Coverage Chart

Aldawaa Medical Services Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
3.30 3.19 3.86

Aldawaa Medical Services Co Quarterly Data
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 3.28 4.34 3.41 4.50 4.12

Competitive Comparison of Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Coverage

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Aldawaa Medical Services 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.


Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Aldawaa Medical Services 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.

Aldawaa Medical Services 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, Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-124 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼479 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,448 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*479.388/-124.286
=3.86

Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Interest Expense was ﷼-32 Mil. Its Operating Income was ﷼130 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ﷼1,405 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*130.493/-31.7
=4.12

* 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.


Aldawaa Medical Services Co  (SAU:4163) 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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Aldawaa Medical Services Co (SAU:4163) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Prince Naif Street. Cross 23, P.O. Box 4326, Al Khobar, SAU, 31952
Aldawaa Medical Services Co is engaged in the sale of pharmaceuticals and related products. It is focused on selling Taped Diapers, Pants Diapers, Baby Food, Body Cream, Diabetic Monitoring, Insulin Pen Needle, Blood Pressure Monitor, Nebulizers, Thermometers, Cough Medicines, and Nasal Decongestant Medicines, among other products. The company's segment includes Retail and Wholesale. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail segment.

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