ALRDF (Defence Holdings) Interest Coverage: No Debt (1) (As of Sep. 2025) — 100% Below Median


What is Defence Holdings Interest Coverage?

Defence Holdings ALRDF Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Sep. 2025, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 241 Aerospace & Defense companies, Defence Holdings ranks better than 99.17% on this metric.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Defence Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-5.06 Mil. Defence Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Defence Holdings has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Defence Holdings PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ALRDF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt

ALRDF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
99.17% of 241 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 8.69 vs ALRDF: No Debt

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Defence Holdings  (OTCPK:ALRDF) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .

Defence Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms

Defence Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

Defence Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Defence Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep20 Sep21 Sep22
Interest Coverage
No Debt No Debt 0.00

Defence Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 No Debt

ALRDF vs GE, RTX, BA: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.

Defence Holdings Interest Coverage vs Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


Defence Holdings Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2022, Defence Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-9.71 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.63 Mil.

Defence Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Defence Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2025, Defence Holdings's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Defence Holdings had no debt (1).

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Defence Holdings (ALRDF) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Sep. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Defence Holdings and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Defence Holdings' Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Defence Holdings ranks #2 out of 241 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, placing it in the top 0.8%.
Is Defence Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Defence Holdings' current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10,000.00 to a high of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Defence Holdings ranks #2 out of 241 companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers.
How does Defence Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to GE and RTX?
According to the Aerospace & Defense industry distribution chart, Defence Holdings ranks #2 out of 241 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Defence Holdings in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.69. Historically, Defence Holdings' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for an Aerospace & Defense company?
The median Interest Coverage among Aerospace & Defense companies is 8.69, based on 241 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Defence Holdings and its competitors. For the Aerospace & Defense industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Defence Holdings's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Defence Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Defence Holdings (ALRDF) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Defence Holdings (ALRDF), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Sep. 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.

Defence Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges ALRT:UKGU0:Germany
Address 72 Charlotte Street, London, GBR, W1T 4QQ
Defence Holdings PLC is engaged in providing defence and security solutions. The company leverage deep capital-markets expertise and a network of technology partners, and to develop and acquire sensors, AI-driven analytics, secure communications, and autonomous platforms that enhance the operational advantage of its customers across land, sea, air, space and cyber domains.