COOTW (Australian Oilseeds Holdings) Interest Coverage: 0.37 (As of Dec. 2025) — 91% Below Median

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What is Australian Oilseeds Holdings Interest Coverage?

Australian Oilseeds Holdings COOTW 17 Interest Coverage is 0.37 as of Dec. 2025, which is 91% below its 10-year median of 4.18. GuruFocus rates COOTW with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,516 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Australian Oilseeds Holdings ranks worse than 98.68% 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. Australian Oilseeds Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.08 Mil. Australian Oilseeds Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-0.22 Mil. Australian Oilseeds Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

COOTW' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 4.18   Max: 6.86
Current: 0.19


COOTW's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
98.68% of 1516 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.64 vs COOTW: 0.19

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


Australian Oilseeds Holdings  (NAS:COOTW) 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 .


Australian Oilseeds Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms


Australian Oilseeds Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Australian Oilseeds 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.

Australian Oilseeds Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Australian Oilseeds Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Interest Coverage
4.25 6.86 4.11 2.73 0.00

Australian Oilseeds Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.21 0.00 0.00 0.08 0.37

COOTW vs WYGC, FAMI, JVA: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Australian Oilseeds 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.


Australian Oilseeds Holdings Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Australian Oilseeds Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Australian Oilseeds 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.

Australian Oilseeds Holdings'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, Australian Oilseeds Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.93 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.07 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.91 Mil.

Australian Oilseeds Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Australian Oilseeds Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2025, Australian Oilseeds Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.36 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*0.082/-0.223
=0.37

* 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 0.37 mean?
Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOTW) has a Interest Coverage of 0.37 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Australian Oilseeds Holdings and its competitors. This is 91% below median its historical median of 4.18. Over the past decade, Australian Oilseeds Holdings' Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.19 to 6.86. According to the industry distribution chart, Australian Oilseeds Holdings ranks #1496 out of 1516 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 98.7%.
Is Australian Oilseeds Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Australian Oilseeds Holdings' current Interest Coverage of 0.37 is 91% below median its 10-year median of 4.18. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.19 to a high of 6.86. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.64. Australian Oilseeds Holdings' value of 0.37 is 95.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Australian Oilseeds Holdings ranks #1496 out of 1516 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Australian Oilseeds Holdings has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Australian Oilseeds Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to WYGC and FAMI?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Australian Oilseeds Holdings ranks #1496 out of 1516 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Australian Oilseeds Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.64. Australian Oilseeds Holdings' value of 0.37 is 95.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Australian Oilseeds Holdings' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.19 to 6.86 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.18 vs. the industry median of 8.64, Australian Oilseeds Holdings 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.64, based on 1,516 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. Australian Oilseeds Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 0.37 is 95.7% 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 Australian Oilseeds Holdings and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.64 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Australian Oilseeds Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 0.37, which is 91% below median its own 10-year median of 4.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Australian Oilseeds Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOTW) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.37. The current Interest Coverage is 0.37, which is 91% below median its 10-year median of 4.18 and 95.7% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.64. Australian Oilseeds Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 5 warning signs to review. 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 Australian Oilseeds Holdings (COOTW), the current Interest Coverage is 0.37 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.

Australian Oilseeds Holdings Business Description

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Address 126 - 142 Cowcumbla Street, PO Box 263, Site 2: 52 Fuller Drive, Cootamundra, NSW, AUS, 2590
Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd through its subsidiaries, is focused on the manufacture and sale of chemical-free, non-GMO, sustainable edible oils and products derived from oilseeds. The company believes that transitioning from a fossil fuel economy to a renewable and chemical-free economy is the solution to many health problems the world is facing presently. The company's edible oil sales comprise of two segments: sales of bulk oils to wholesalers who use it as food ingredients or white labeling; sales of packaged oils as the company's own branding to supermarket channels. Sales of protein meals are bulk sales and mainly distributed to local farmers and feedlots as protein supplements.
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