Greif (GEF) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2015)
Greif's Times Interest Earned 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) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Greif's Times Interest Earned was 3.65 through Jul 31, 2013, up 16.6% year-over-year; for FY2012 (ended Oct 31, 2012), it was 3.13, down 28.1% from FY2011.
- In earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned 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 Times Interest Earned since fiscal Q3 2011.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned 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 Times Interest Earned 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's Times Interest Earned in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2013 was 3.92 (Q2 2013), 2.96 (Q1 2013) and 2.86 (Q4 2012).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smurfit Westrock | 23.27 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 2 | Packaging Corp Of America | 22.65 Bn | 20.22 Bn | 603.90 Mn | - |
| 3 | International Paper | 22.01 Bn | 18.09 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 9.60 |
| 4 | Amcor | 20.90 Bn | 16.32 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 2.73 |
| 5 | Ball | 17.38 Bn | 14.50 Bn | 709.00 Mn | -0.53 |
| 6 | Crown Holdings | 13.31 Bn | 11.21 Bn | 724.00 Mn | 4.56 |
| 7 | Sonoco Products | 4.93 Bn | 3.99 Bn | 405.32 Mn | -13.67 |
| 8 | Silgan Holdings | 4.42 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 328.59 Mn | 4.06 |
| 9 | Greif | 3.37 Bn | 3.37 Bn | 254.60 Mn | - |
| 10 | Graphic Packaging Holding | 3.30 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 307.00 Mn | 1.46 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2015 | 2.81 |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 3.88 |
| 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 |
API Access
Greif Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=GEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "GEF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=GEF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();