Sprout AI (FRA:5AU) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 6.49% (As of Oct. 2025)

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What is Sprout AI Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Sprout AI FRA:5AU 22 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.49% as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:5AU with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Sprout AI's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was €0.03 Mil. Sprout AI's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was €0.50 Mil. Therefore, Sprout AI's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 6.49%.

Sprout AI  (FRA:5AU) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.

Sprout AI Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Sprout AI Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Sprout AI Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Sprout AI Annual Data
Trend Nov20 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
16.98 15.83 15.69 16.49 5.89

Sprout AI Quarterly Data
Feb21 May21 Aug21 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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 6.06 5.69 6.32 6.08 6.49

FRA:5AU vs CRM, INTU, NOW: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % 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.

Sprout AI Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


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Sprout AI Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Sprout AI's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Jan. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Jan. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.032123895899115/( (0.55982876869966+0.53021403491896)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.032123895899115/0.54502140180931
=5.89 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Jan. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.46527134637514 + 0.094557422324511
=0.55982876869966

Total Debt  (A: Jan. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.44544466355635 + 0.084769371362609
=0.53021403491896

Sprout AI's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jul. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Oct. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.032325978079467/( (0.49620025337469+0.49957546352452)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.032325978079467/0.4978878584496
=6.49 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jul. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.42010309728714 + 0.076097156087545
=0.49620025337469

Total Debt  (Q: Oct. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.42411453820828 + 0.075460925316236
=0.49957546352452

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Oct. 2025) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.49% mean?
Sprout AI (FRA:5AU) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.49% as of Oct. 2025. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Sprout AI and its competitors.
Is Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Sprout AI's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.49%. Overall, Sprout AI has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to CRM and INTU?
Sprout AI's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.49% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Software company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Software industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Sprout AI and its competitors. Sprout AI's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.49%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sprout AI stock overvalued right now?
Sprout AI (FRA:5AU) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.49%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.49%. Sprout AI's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sprout AI (FRA:5AU), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.49% as of Oct. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Sprout AI Business Description

Address Panama Viejo Business Center, Warehouse No.7, Parque Lefevre, Panama, PAN
Sprout AI Inc is engaged in vertical farming technology and is in the business of planning, designing, manufacturing and or assembling sustainable and scalable AI-controlled vertical cultivation equipment (the habitat) for indoor vertical farming.
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