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. Benchmark Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.23 Mil. Benchmark Holdings's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2025 was €-2.63 Mil.
Benchmark Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.09.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Benchmark Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:31B's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.6 * 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 .
Benchmark Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
Benchmark Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Benchmark 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.
FRA:31B vs JBS, KHC, K: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Benchmark 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.
Benchmark Holdings Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Benchmark Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Benchmark Holdings'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.
Benchmark Holdings (FRA:31B) has a Interest Coverage of 0.09 as of Mar. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Benchmark Holdings and its competitors.
Is Benchmark Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Benchmark Holdings' current Interest Coverage is 0.09. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.60. Benchmark Holdings' value of 0.09 is 99% below this industry median. Overall, Benchmark Holdings has a GF Score™ of 30/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Benchmark Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to JBS and KHC?
Benchmark Holdings' Interest Coverage of 0.09 can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.60. Benchmark Holdings' value of 0.09 is 99% below this benchmark. 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 8.60, based on 1,507 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. Benchmark Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 0.09 is 99% 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 Benchmark Holdings and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Benchmark Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 0.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Benchmark Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Benchmark Holdings (FRA:31B) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.09. The current Interest Coverage is 0.09 and 99% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.60. Benchmark Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 30/100. 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 Benchmark Holdings (FRA:31B), the current Interest Coverage is 0.09 as of Mar. 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.
Benchmark Holdings PLC offers products and solutions that improve farming efficiency, growth, and animal health and welfare for aquaculture producers. Its portfolio of products and solutions includes salmon eggs, live feed (artemia), diets and probiotics, sea lice treatments, and others. The company's reportable segments are; Genetics, Advanced Nutrition, and Health. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Advanced Nutrition segment which manufactures and provides nutrition and health products to the aquaculture industry. The Health segment focuses on providing health products to the aquaculture market. Geographically, the company derives its maximum revenue from Norway and the rest from Chile, Iceland, Canada, Greece, China, the United Kingdom, and other markets.
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