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JBDI HoldingsJBDI +0.79%21 Interest Coverage is 0.69 as of Nov. 2025, which is 98% below its 10-year median of 30.32. GuruFocus rates JBDI with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 832 Retail - Cyclical companies, JBDI Holdings ranks worse than 120192.19% 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. JBDI Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Nov. 2025 was $0.01 Mil. JBDI Holdings's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Nov. 2025 was $-0.01 Mil.
JBDI Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2025 was 0.69.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for JBDI Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
JBDI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 7.45 * 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 .
JBDI Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
JBDI Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for JBDI 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.
JBDI vs CGTL, BWTL, BQ: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, JBDI 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.
JBDI Holdings Interest Coverage vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, JBDI Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where JBDI 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.
JBDI Holdings (JBDI) has a Interest Coverage of 0.69 as of Nov. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on JBDI Holdings and its competitors. This is 98% below median its historical median of 30.32. According to the industry distribution chart, JBDI Holdings ranks #999999 out of 832 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Is JBDI Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
JBDI Holdings' current Interest Coverage of 0.69 is 98% below median its 10-year median of 30.32. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Interest Coverage is 7.45. JBDI Holdings' value of 0.69 is 90.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, JBDI Holdings ranks #999999 out of 832 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, JBDI Holdings has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does JBDI Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to CGTL and BWTL?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, JBDI Holdings ranks #999999 out of 832 companies for Interest Coverage. This places JBDI Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 7.45. JBDI Holdings' value of 0.69 is 90.7% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 30.32 vs. the industry median of 7.45, JBDI Holdings 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Interest Coverage among Retail - Cyclical companies is 7.45, based on 832 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. JBDI Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 0.69 is 90.7% 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 JBDI Holdings and its competitors. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Interest Coverage is 7.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. JBDI Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 0.69, which is 98% below median its own 10-year median of 30.32. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is JBDI Holdings stock overvalued right now?
JBDI Holdings (JBDI) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.69. The current Interest Coverage is 0.69, which is 98% below median its 10-year median of 30.32 and 90.7% below the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 7.45. JBDI Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 21/100 with 2 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 JBDI Holdings (JBDI), the current Interest Coverage is 0.69 as of Nov. 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.
JBDI Holdings Ltd is a supplier of Reconditioned and new Containers in Singapore. It's in the trading of reconditioned and recycling containers in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. The company offers reconditioning and recycling drums, including open top drums, metal drums, plastic drums, plastic carboys, and intermediate bulk containers, as well as new drums, and collects waste drums and related products. It serves solvent, chemical, petroleum, and edible product oil industries.
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