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Dekon Food and Agriculture GroupHKSE:02419 +1.98%46 Interest Coverage is 1.71 as of Dec. 2025, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 7.32. GuruFocus rates HKSE:02419 with a GF Score™ of 46/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,514 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group ranks worse than 59.97% 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. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$239 Mil. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was HK$-140 Mil.
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 1.71.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
HKSE:02419'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.2 Med: 7.32 Max: 23.96
Current: 5.59
HKSE:02419's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 59.97% of 1514
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.605
vs HKSE:02419: 5.59
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group (HKSE:02419) 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 .
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group Interest Coverage Related Terms
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group Interest Coverage Historical Data
* 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.
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group Interest Coverage Chart
HKSE:02419 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group'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.
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Coverage falls into.
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group 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:
* 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.
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group (HKSE:02419) has a Interest Coverage of 1.71 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Dekon Food and Agriculture Group and its competitors. This is 77% below median its historical median of 7.32. Over the past decade, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.20 to 23.96. According to the industry distribution chart, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group ranks #908 out of 1514 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 60%.
Is Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Coverage too high?
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's current Interest Coverage of 1.71 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 7.32. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.20 to a high of 23.96. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.61. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's value of 1.71 is 80.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group ranks #908 out of 1514 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group has a GF Score™ of 46/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's Interest Coverage compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group ranks #908 out of 1514 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Dekon Food and Agriculture Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.61. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's value of 1.71 is 80.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.20 to 23.96 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.32 vs. the industry median of 8.61, Dekon Food and Agriculture Group 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.61, based on 1,514 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. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's current Interest Coverage of 1.71 is 80.1% 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 Dekon Food and Agriculture Group and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.61 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's current Interest Coverage is 1.71, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 7.32. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dekon Food and Agriculture Group stock overvalued right now?
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group (HKSE:02419) has a current Interest Coverage of 1.71. The current Interest Coverage is 1.71, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 7.32 and 80.1% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.61. Dekon Food and Agriculture Group's overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 5 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 Dekon Food and Agriculture Group (HKSE:02419), the current Interest Coverage is 1.71 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.
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group Business Description
Dekon Food and Agriculture Group is engaged in livestock and poultry breeding and farming enterprises in China. It is focused on the breeding and raising of pigs and yellow-feathered broilers. The company's business consists of three segments, namely pig, poultry and ancillary products. The Pig segment includes sales of market hogs, breeding pigs, market piglets and boar semen; the Poultry segment includes sales of yellow-feathered broilers, chicks and eggs; and the Ancillary segment includes sales of fresh meat, ingredients and others. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Pig segment.
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