Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 10.97% (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Castelnau Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Castelnau Group LSE:CGL 35 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 10.97% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LSE:CGL with a GF Score™ of 35/100. The stock has 6 warning signs 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. Castelnau Group's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £8.31 Mil. Castelnau Group's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was £75.76 Mil. Therefore, Castelnau Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 10.97%.


Castelnau Group  (LSE:CGL) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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


Castelnau Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Castelnau Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Castelnau Group'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.

Castelnau Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Castelnau Group Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 22.46 13.24 10.73

Castelnau Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.57 14.05 12.25 10.97 10.97

LSE:CGL vs BLK, BX, KKR: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Castelnau Group'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.


Castelnau Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Castelnau Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Castelnau Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Castelnau Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -7.88/( (65.56+81.268)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -7.88/73.414
=10.73 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=81.268 + 0
=81.268

Castelnau Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -8.312/( (70.25+81.268)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -8.312/75.759
=10.97 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=81.268 + 0
=81.268

* 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 two times the semi-annual (Dec. 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 10.97% mean?
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 10.97% as of Dec. 2025. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Castelnau Group and its competitors.
Is Castelnau Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Castelnau Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 10.97%. Overall, Castelnau Group has a GF Score™ of 35/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Castelnau Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to BLK and BX?
Castelnau Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 10.97% can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 an Asset Management company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Asset Management 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 Castelnau Group and its competitors. Castelnau Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 10.97%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Castelnau Group stock overvalued right now?
Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 10.97%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 10.97%. Castelnau Group's overall GF Score™ is 35/100 with 6 warning signs 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 Castelnau Group (LSE:CGL), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 10.97% as of Dec. 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.

Castelnau Group Business Description

Address Les Banques, Trafalgar Court, PO Box 255, St. Peter Port, Channel Islands, GGY, GY1 3QL
Castelnau Group Ltd operates as a closed-ended company. The company's principal activity is to seek to achieve a high rate of compound return over the long term by carefully selecting investments using a thorough and objective research process and paying a price that provides a material margin of safety against permanent loss of capital, but also a favorable range of outcomes. The company's investment objective is to compound shareholders' capital at a higher rate of return than the FTSE All-Share Total Return Index over the long term. The group has two reporting segments: Castelnau Group Limited and Castelnau Group Services Limited.
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