Image Scan Holdings (FRA:LWN) Interest Coverage: 82.00 (As of Mar. 2026) — 99% Below Median


What is Image Scan Holdings Interest Coverage?

Image Scan Holdings FRA:LWN Interest Coverage is 82.00 as of Mar. 2026, which is 99% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 812 Business Services companies, Image Scan Holdings ranks better than 74.88% 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. Image Scan Holdings's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.08 Mil. Image Scan Holdings's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was €-0.00 Mil. Image Scan Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 82.00. 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. Image Scan Holdings PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

FRA:LWN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.83   Med: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: 71.33


FRA:LWN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
74.88% of 812 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.98 vs FRA:LWN: 71.33

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


Image Scan Holdings  (FRA:LWN) 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 .


Image Scan Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms


Image Scan Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Image Scan 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.

Image Scan Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Image Scan Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only N/A 0.00 15.71 40.17 0.00

Image Scan Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 77.20 0.00 82.50 82.00

FRA:LWN vs ALLE, MSA, ADT: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Image Scan 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.


Image Scan Holdings Interest Coverage vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Image Scan Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Image Scan Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Image Scan 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.

Image Scan Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2025, Image Scan Holdings's Interest Expense was €-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-0.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.05 Mil.

Image Scan Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Image Scan Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Mar. 2026, Image Scan Holdings's Interest Expense was €-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €0.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2026 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=-1*0.082/-0.001
=82.00

* 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 82.00 mean?
Image Scan Holdings (FRA:LWN) has a Interest Coverage of 82.00 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Image Scan Holdings and its competitors. This is 99% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Image Scan Holdings' Interest Coverage has ranged from 15.83 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Image Scan Holdings ranks #204 out of 812 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 25.1%.
Is Image Scan Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Image Scan Holdings' current Interest Coverage of 82.00 is 99% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 15.83 to a high of 10,000.00. The Business Services industry median Interest Coverage is 12.98. Image Scan Holdings' value of 82.00 is 531.7% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Image Scan Holdings ranks #204 out of 812 companies in the Business Services industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Image Scan Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to ALLE and MSA?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Image Scan Holdings ranks #204 out of 812 companies for Interest Coverage. This puts Image Scan Holdings in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 12.98. Image Scan Holdings' value of 82.00 is 531.7% above this benchmark. Historically, Image Scan Holdings' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 15.83 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10,000.00 vs. the industry median of 12.98, Image Scan Holdings has consistently been above 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 Business Services company?
The median Interest Coverage among Business Services companies is 12.98, based on 812 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. Image Scan Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 82.00 is 531.7% above 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 Image Scan Holdings and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Interest Coverage is 12.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Image Scan Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 82.00, which is 99% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Image Scan Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Image Scan Holdings (FRA:LWN) has a current Interest Coverage of 82.00. The current Interest Coverage is 82.00, which is 99% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00 and 531.7% above the Business Services industry median of 12.98. 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 Image Scan Holdings (FRA:LWN), the current Interest Coverage is 82.00 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.

Image Scan Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges IGE:UK
Address Sileby Road, 16-18 Hayhill Industrial Estate, Loughborough, Barrow-upon-Soar, Leicestershire, GBR, LE12 8LD
Image Scan Holdings PLC is principally engaged in the development and sale of portable X-ray systems for security and counter-terrorism applications. Additionally, it also manufactures industrial X-ray inspection systems. The company offers a range of portable, rapid deployment, and static security solutions to several security sectors, including government and private security organisations. It serves police, military, security services, bomb disposal teams, prisons, ports, airports, cargo handlers, freight forwarders, corporate headquarters, mail rooms, and operators of stadiums and events. The company derives revenue from the sale of its equipment. Geographically, it generates the majority of revenue from the United Kingdom.