Borders & Southern PetroleumLSE:BOR +0.42%39 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Dec. 2025, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates LSE:BOR with a GF Score™ of 39/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 728 Oil & Gas companies, Borders & Southern Petroleum ranks worse than 137362.5% 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. Borders & Southern Petroleum's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-0.67 Mil. Borders & Southern Petroleum's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.00 Mil.
Borders & Southern Petroleum has no debt.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
(1) 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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Borders & Southern Petroleum's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:BOR's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 5.84 * 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 .
Borders & Southern Petroleum Interest Coverage Related Terms
Borders & Southern Petroleum 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.
LSE:BOR vs COP, EOG, OXY: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Borders & Southern Petroleum'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.
Borders & Southern Petroleum Interest Coverage vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Borders & Southern Petroleum's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Borders & Southern Petroleum'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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Borders & Southern Petroleum (LSE:BOR) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Borders & Southern Petroleum and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Borders & Southern Petroleum ranks #999999 out of 728 companies in the Oil & Gas industry.
Is Borders & Southern Petroleum's Interest Coverage too high?
Borders & Southern Petroleum's current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Borders & Southern Petroleum ranks #999999 out of 728 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Borders & Southern Petroleum has a GF Score™ of 39/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Borders & Southern Petroleum's Interest Coverage compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Borders & Southern Petroleum ranks #999999 out of 728 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Borders & Southern Petroleum in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.84. 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 an Oil & Gas company?
The median Interest Coverage among Oil & Gas companies is 5.84, based on 728 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. 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 Borders & Southern Petroleum and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.84 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Borders & Southern Petroleum's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% 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 Borders & Southern Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Borders & Southern Petroleum (LSE:BOR) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Borders & Southern Petroleum's overall GF Score™ is 39/100 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 Borders & Southern Petroleum (LSE:BOR), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) 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.
Borders & Southern Petroleum PLC is a UK-based company that operates as a independent oil and gas exploration company with three Production Licences and a Discovery Area Licence in the Falkland Islands. The Company operates in one operating segment (exploration for oil and gas) and in substantially one geographical market (the Falkland Islands).
39GF Score
Get the complete analysis for LSE:BOR
Interest Coverage is just one metric. See GF Value™, 30-year financials, guru trades, warning signs, and more.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
LSE:BOR has been successfully added to your 
