Liftoff Mobile (FRA:L0K) Interest Coverage: 2.46 (As of Mar. 2026) — 128% Above Median

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FRA:L0K Liftoff Mobile Inc FRA:L0K
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What is Liftoff Mobile Interest Coverage?

Liftoff Mobile FRA:L0K +4.35% 13 Interest Coverage is 2.46 as of Mar. 2026, which is 128% above its 10-year median of 1.08. GuruFocus rates FRA:L0K with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 606 Media - Diversified companies, Liftoff Mobile ranks worse than 86.14% 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. Liftoff Mobile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €74.3 Mil. Liftoff Mobile's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €-30.3 Mil. Liftoff Mobile's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 2.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Liftoff Mobile Inc interest coverage is 1.57, which is low.

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

FRA:L0K' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 1.08   Max: 1.57
Current: 1.57


FRA:L0K's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.14% of 606 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 11.775 vs FRA:L0K: 1.57

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


Liftoff Mobile  (FRA:L0K) 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 .


Liftoff Mobile Interest Coverage Related Terms


Liftoff Mobile Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Liftoff Mobile'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.

Liftoff Mobile Interest Coverage Chart

Liftoff Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
0.30 1.08 1.32

Liftoff Mobile Quarterly Data
Dec23 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.52 0.00 1.52 2.07 2.46

FRA:L0K vs MGNI, ZD, STGW: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Liftoff Mobile'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.


Liftoff Mobile Interest Coverage vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Liftoff Mobile 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.

Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, Liftoff Mobile's Interest Expense was €-108.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was €142.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,538.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*142.817/-108.491
=1.32

Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2026, Liftoff Mobile's Interest Expense was €-30.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was €74.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,554.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2026 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=-1*74.336/-30.253
=2.46

* 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 2.46 mean?
Liftoff Mobile (FRA:L0K) has a Interest Coverage of 2.46 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Liftoff Mobile and its competitors. This is 128% above median its historical median of 1.08. Over the past decade, Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.30 to 1.57. According to the industry distribution chart, Liftoff Mobile ranks #522 out of 606 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 86.1%.
Is Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage too high?
Liftoff Mobile's current Interest Coverage of 2.46 is 128% above median its 10-year median of 1.08. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.30 to a high of 1.57. The Media - Diversified industry median Interest Coverage is 11.78. Liftoff Mobile's value of 2.46 is 79.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Liftoff Mobile ranks #522 out of 606 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Liftoff Mobile has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Liftoff Mobile's Interest Coverage compare to MGNI and ZD?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Liftoff Mobile ranks #522 out of 606 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Liftoff Mobile in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 11.78. Liftoff Mobile's value of 2.46 is 79.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Liftoff Mobile's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.30 to 1.57 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.08 vs. the industry median of 11.78, Liftoff Mobile 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 Media - Diversified company?
The median Interest Coverage among Media - Diversified companies is 11.78, based on 606 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. Liftoff Mobile's current Interest Coverage of 2.46 is 79.1% 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 Liftoff Mobile and its competitors. For the Media - Diversified industry, the median Interest Coverage is 11.78 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Liftoff Mobile's current Interest Coverage is 2.46, which is 128% above median its own 10-year median of 1.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Liftoff Mobile stock overvalued right now?
Liftoff Mobile (FRA:L0K) has a current Interest Coverage of 2.46. The current Interest Coverage is 2.46, which is 128% above median its 10-year median of 1.08 and 79.1% below the Media - Diversified industry median of 11.78. Liftoff Mobile's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 3 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 Liftoff Mobile (FRA:L0K), the current Interest Coverage is 2.46 as of Mar. 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.

Liftoff Mobile Business Description

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Liftoff Mobile Inc is a marketing and retargeting platform that helps businesses maximize revenue through machine learning-powered solutions. Its AI-powered platform is designed to serve all verticals in the app ecosystem and is fully integrated to drive differentiated advertising performance for its customers across the app economy. The company deliver profitable users for app advertisers and help to maximize advertising revenue for apps that monetize with ads. Its solutions include: Marketers; Agencies; DSPs; Publishers; and Mobile Gaming.
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