Experience Co (ASX:EXP) Interest Coverage: 4.27 (As of Dec. 2025) — 37% Below Median


What is Experience Co Interest Coverage?

Experience Co ASX:EXP +1.37% Interest Coverage is 4.27 as of Dec. 2025, which is 37% below its 10-year median of 6.76. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 609 Travel & Leisure companies, Experience Co ranks worse than 74.71% 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. Experience Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$3.6 Mil. Experience Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-0.8 Mil. Experience Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 4.27. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Experience Co Ltd interest coverage is 2.17, which is low.

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

ASX:EXP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.02   Med: 6.76   Max: 12.85
Current: 2.17

ASX:EXP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.71% of 609 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 5.31 vs ASX:EXP: 2.17

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

Experience Co  (ASX:EXP) 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 .

Experience Co Interest Coverage Related Terms

Experience Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Experience Co'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.

Experience Co Interest Coverage Chart

Experience Co Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Interest Coverage
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Experience Co Semi-Annual Data
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ASX:EXP vs AS, HAS, LTH: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Leisure subindustry, Experience Co'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.

Experience Co Interest Coverage vs Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Experience Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Experience Co's Interest Coverage falls into.


Experience Co 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.

Experience Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025, Experience Co's Interest Expense was A$-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$3.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$31.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jun. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Jun. 2025 )
=-1*3.685/-1.82
=2.02

Experience Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2025, Experience Co's Interest Expense was A$-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was A$3.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$27.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*3.595/-0.842
=4.27

* 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 4.27 mean?
Experience Co (ASX:EXP) has a Interest Coverage of 4.27 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Experience Co and its competitors. This is 37% below median its historical median of 6.76. Over the past decade, Experience Co's Interest Coverage has ranged from 2.02 to 12.85. According to the industry distribution chart, Experience Co ranks #455 out of 609 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, placing it in the top 74.7%.
Is Experience Co's Interest Coverage too high?
Experience Co's current Interest Coverage of 4.27 is 37% below median its 10-year median of 6.76. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.02 to a high of 12.85. The Travel & Leisure industry median Interest Coverage is 5.31. Experience Co's value of 4.27 is 19.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Experience Co ranks #455 out of 609 companies in the Travel & Leisure industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Experience Co's Interest Coverage compare to AS and HAS?
According to the Travel & Leisure industry distribution chart, Experience Co ranks #455 out of 609 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Experience Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.31. Experience Co's value of 4.27 is 19.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Experience Co's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 2.02 to 12.85 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.76 vs. the industry median of 5.31, Experience Co has consistently been below the industry average. 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 a Travel & Leisure company?
The median Interest Coverage among Travel & Leisure companies is 5.31, based on 609 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. Experience Co's current Interest Coverage of 4.27 is 19.6% below the industry median. 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 Experience Co and its competitors. For the Travel & Leisure industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.31 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Experience Co's current Interest Coverage is 4.27, which is 37% below median its own 10-year median of 6.76. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Experience Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Experience Co (ASX:EXP) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.16, compared to a current price of A$0.07 — trading 53.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 4.27, which is 37% below median its 10-year median of 6.76 and 19.6% below the Travel & Leisure industry median of 5.31. 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 Experience Co (ASX:EXP), the current Interest Coverage is 4.27 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.

Experience Co Business Description

Address 89 York Street, Level 5, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Experience Co Ltd operates as an adventure tourism company that engages in the provision of adventure tourism and leisure experiences to the public. The firm offers sky-diving, island day trips, reef tours, rainforest tours, and multi-day experiences in Australia and New Zealand. The company segment includes Skydiving, Adventure Experiences and Corporate. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Adventure Experiences segment. Geographically the company generates the majority from Australia.