Greif (GEF-B) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2013)

Greif (GEF-B) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 5.04 for Q3 2013, up 30.07% YoY from 3.87 in Q3 2012, and up 36026.74% sequentially from 0.01 in Q2 2013.

Greif (GEF-B) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

Greif has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 5.04 for Q3 2013.

  • In Q3 2013, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 30.07% year-over-year to 5.04; the TTM figure through Apr 2014 stood at 17.93 (up 961.67% YoY), while the FY2012 annual figure was 3.13, down 28.06% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio advanced to 5.04 in Q3 2013, from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Interest Coverage Ratio for GEF-B reached as high as 134.19 in Q3 2010 and fell as low as 0.02 in Q1 2013.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 4.23 (2011), against an average of 18.28.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2010 — Interest Coverage Ratio soared 749.77% — and 2013, when it slumped 100.75%.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 34.72 in 2009, then tumbled by 83.62% to 5.69 in 2010, then tumbled by 49.79% to 2.86 in 2011, then grew by 0.07% to 2.86 in 2012, then jumped by 76.24% to 5.04 in 2013.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 5.04, 0.01, and 0.02 for Q3 2013, Q2 2013, and Q1 2013 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Ball 88.75 Bn 87.87 Bn 646.00 Mn 4.65
2 International Paper 24.05 Bn 22.75 Bn 1.73 Bn -
3 Avery Dennison 12.53 Bn 12.27 Bn 664.80 Mn 8.14
4 Crown Holdings 12.47 Bn 12.38 Bn 644.00 Mn 3.76
5 Reynolds Consumer Products 5.71 Bn 5.64 Bn 207.00 Mn 4.67
6 Sonoco Products 5.57 Bn 5.37 Bn 345.63 Mn 2.86
7 Silgan Holdings 4.87 Bn 4.43 Bn 265.78 Mn 2.98
8 Graphic Packaging Holding 3.15 Bn 2.96 Bn 306.00 Mn 0.30
9 Ardagh Metal Packaging 2.81 Bn 2.81 Bn 179.00 -
10 Greif - - 257.30 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2013 5.04
Apr 30, 2013 -0.01
Jan 31, 2013 -0.02
Oct 31, 2012 2.86
Jul 31, 2012 3.87
Apr 30, 2012 3.36
Jan 31, 2012 2.47
Oct 31, 2011 2.86
Jul 31, 2011 6.07
Apr 30, 2011 5.10
Jan 31, 2011 4.23
Oct 31, 2010 5.69
Jul 31, 2010 134.19
Apr 30, 2010 81.20
Jan 31, 2010 3.40
Oct 31, 2009 34.72
Jul 31, 2009 15.79