Chapel Down GroupLSE:CDGP -3.37%25 Interest Coverage is 3.86 as of Dec. 2025, which is 72% below its 10-year median of 13.89. GuruFocus rates LSE:CDGP with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 159 Beverages - Alcoholic companies, Chapel Down Group ranks worse than 91.82% 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. Chapel Down Group's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £1.60 Mil. Chapel Down Group's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-0.41 Mil.
Chapel Down Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 3.86.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Chapel Down Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:CDGP'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62 Med: 13.89 Max: No Debt
Current: 1.91
LSE:CDGP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 91.82% of 159
companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 8.63
vs LSE:CDGP: 1.91
Chapel Down Group (LSE:CDGP) 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 .
Chapel Down Group Interest Coverage Related Terms
Chapel Down Group Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Chapel Down Group'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.
For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Chapel Down 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.
Chapel Down Group Interest Coverage vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chapel Down Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chapel Down Group'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.
Chapel Down Group (LSE:CDGP) has a Interest Coverage of 3.86 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Chapel Down Group and its competitors. This is 72% below median its historical median of 13.89. Over the past decade, Chapel Down Group's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.62 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Chapel Down Group ranks #146 out of 159 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, placing it in the top 91.8%.
Is Chapel Down Group's Interest Coverage too high?
Chapel Down Group's current Interest Coverage of 3.86 is 72% below median its 10-year median of 13.89. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.62 to a high of 10,000.00. The Beverages - Alcoholic industry median Interest Coverage is 8.63. Chapel Down Group's value of 3.86 is 55.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Chapel Down Group ranks #146 out of 159 companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Chapel Down Group has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chapel Down Group's Interest Coverage compare to BF.B?
According to the Beverages - Alcoholic industry distribution chart, Chapel Down Group ranks #146 out of 159 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Chapel Down Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.63. Chapel Down Group's value of 3.86 is 55.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Chapel Down Group's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.62 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 13.89 vs. the industry median of 8.63, Chapel Down 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 Beverages - Alcoholic company?
The median Interest Coverage among Beverages - Alcoholic companies is 8.63, based on 159 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. Chapel Down Group's current Interest Coverage of 3.86 is 55.3% 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 Chapel Down Group and its competitors. For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.63 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Chapel Down Group's current Interest Coverage is 3.86, which is 72% below median its own 10-year median of 13.89. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chapel Down Group stock overvalued right now?
Chapel Down Group (LSE:CDGP) has a current Interest Coverage of 3.86. The current Interest Coverage is 3.86, which is 72% below median its 10-year median of 13.89 and 55.3% below the Beverages - Alcoholic industry median of 8.63. Chapel Down Group's overall GF Score™ is 25/100 with 7 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 Chapel Down Group (LSE:CDGP), the current Interest Coverage is 3.86 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.
Chapel Down Group PLC operates in the beverage industry in the United Kingdom. The company is engaged as a producer and supplier of alcoholic beverages that includes sparkling wine and still wine. The product portfolio of the company includes Chapel Down Bacchus Gin, and Chapel Down Chardonnay, Personalised Brut Magnum, Brut NV Jeroboam, Rose wines, White wines, and various other wines. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in the Rest of Europe and the Rest of the world.
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