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Valica SpAFRA:V3N +0.61%9 Interest Coverage is 0.25 as of Dec. 2025, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 7.41. GuruFocus rates FRA:V3N with a GF Score™ of 9/100. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 603 Media - Diversified companies, Valica SpA ranks worse than 165837.31% 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. Valica SpA's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €0.01 Mil. Valica SpA's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-0.06 Mil.
Valica SpA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.25.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Valica SpA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:V3N's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.88 * 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 .
Valica SpA Interest Coverage Related Terms
Valica SpA Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Valica SpA'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:V3N vs APP, OMC, TTD: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Valica SpA'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.
Valica SpA Interest Coverage vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Valica SpA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Valica SpA'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.
Valica SpA (FRA:V3N) has a Interest Coverage of 0.25 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Valica SpA and its competitors. This is 97% below median its historical median of 7.41. According to the industry distribution chart, Valica SpA ranks #999999 out of 603 companies in the Media - Diversified industry.
Is Valica SpA's Interest Coverage too high?
Valica SpA's current Interest Coverage of 0.25 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 7.41. The Media - Diversified industry median Interest Coverage is 11.88. Valica SpA's value of 0.25 is 97.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Valica SpA ranks #999999 out of 603 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Valica SpA has a GF Score™ of 9/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Valica SpA's Interest Coverage compare to APP and OMC?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Valica SpA ranks #999999 out of 603 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Valica SpA in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 11.88. Valica SpA's value of 0.25 is 97.9% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 7.41 vs. the industry median of 11.88, Valica SpA 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 11.88, based on 603 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. Valica SpA's current Interest Coverage of 0.25 is 97.9% 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 Valica SpA and its competitors. For the Media - Diversified industry, the median Interest Coverage is 11.88 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Valica SpA's current Interest Coverage is 0.25, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 7.41. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Valica SpA stock overvalued right now?
Valica SpA (FRA:V3N) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.25. The current Interest Coverage is 0.25, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 7.41 and 97.9% below the Media - Diversified industry median of 11.88. Valica SpA's overall GF Score™ is 9/100 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 Valica SpA (FRA:V3N), the current Interest Coverage is 0.25 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.
Valica SpA is a mar-tech Company, i.e. companies that carry out marketing activities carried out with the support of technology. It operates in the business of online advertising (digital advertising), offers special projects and agency and consultancy services for operators in the tourism market, as well as the organization of food and wine events (event marketing) also through the so-called phygital marketing.
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