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Decent HoldingDXST -10.17%21 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 7.44. GuruFocus rates DXST with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 164 Waste Management companies, Decent Holding ranks worse than 609755.49% 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. Decent Holding's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $-0.88 Mil. Decent Holding's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.00 Mil.
Decent Holding 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. Decent Holding Inc 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 Decent Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
DXST's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 6.015 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
Decent Holding Interest Coverage Related Terms
Decent Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Decent Holding'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.
DXST vs AMBIQ, SNRG, CDTG: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Waste Management subindustry, Decent Holding'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.
Decent Holding Interest Coverage vs Waste Management Industry
For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Decent Holding's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Decent Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Decent Holding (DXST) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Decent Holding and its competitors. This is 87% below median its historical median of 7.44. Over the past decade, Decent Holding's Interest Coverage has ranged from 5.74 to 362.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Decent Holding ranks #999999 out of 164 companies in the Waste Management industry.
Is Decent Holding's Interest Coverage too high?
Decent Holding's current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 87% below median its 10-year median of 7.44. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 5.74 to a high of 362.00. Based on the distribution chart, Decent Holding ranks #999999 out of 164 companies in the Waste Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Decent Holding has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Decent Holding's Interest Coverage compare to AMBIQ and SNRG?
According to the Waste Management industry distribution chart, Decent Holding ranks #999999 out of 164 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Decent Holding in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.02. Historically, Decent Holding's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 5.74 to 362.00 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 a Waste Management company?
The median Interest Coverage among Waste Management companies is 6.02, based on 164 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 Decent Holding and its competitors. For the Waste Management industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.02 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Decent Holding's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 87% below median its own 10-year median of 7.44. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Decent Holding stock overvalued right now?
Decent Holding (DXST) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 87% below median its 10-year median of 7.44. Decent Holding's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 4 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 Decent Holding (DXST), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026. 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.
Decent Holding Inc through its subsidiary specializes in the provision of wastewater treatment by cleansing the industrial wastewater, ecological river restoration and river ecosystem management by enhancing the water quality, as well as microbial products used for pollutant removal and water quality enhancement. Its main services and products include: wastewater treatment, river water quality management, and microbial products for water quality enhancement and pollutant cleansing purposes. The company's focus is on research and development (R&D) to sharpen its innovation edge.
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