Greif (GEF-B) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2013)
Greif's Interest Coverage Ratio was 5.04 in fiscal Q3 2013 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2013), up 30.1% from 3.87 a year earlier and up 28.5% from the prior quarter.
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Greif (GEF-B) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2013) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Greif's Interest Coverage Ratio was 3.65 through Jul 31, 2013, up 16.6% year-over-year; for FY2012 (ended Oct 31, 2012), it came in at 3.13, down 28.1% from FY2011.
- In earlier fiscal years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 4.34 in FY2011 (-11.3%), 4.90 in FY2010 (+31.4%) and 3.73 in FY2009.
- The fiscal Q3 2013 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since fiscal Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio has increased for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 11.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was fiscal Q3 2013 (growth of 30.1%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2011 (a decline of 49.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, GEF-B's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2013 was 3.92 (Q2 2013), 2.96 (Q1 2013) and 2.86 (Q4 2012).
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2013 | 5.04 |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 3.92 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 2.96 |
| 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 | 6.00 |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 4.34 |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 3.40 |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 6.82 |
| Jul 31, 2009 | 5.53 |
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Greif Interest Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=GEF-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "GEF-B", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=GEF-B&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();