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Coral ProductsLSE:CRU +4.65% Interest Coverage is 1.75 as of Oct. 2025, which is 52% below its 10-year median of 3.68. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 324 Packaging & Containers companies, Coral Products ranks worse than 94.44% 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. Coral Products's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Oct. 2025 was £1.06 Mil. Coral Products's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Oct. 2025 was £-0.60 Mil.
Coral Products's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 was 1.75.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Warning Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Coral Products PLCs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for Coral Products's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:CRU'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.52 Med: 3.68 Max: 14.95
Current: 0.69
LSE:CRU's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 94.44% of 324
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 6.075
vs LSE:CRU: 0.69
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 .
Coral Products Interest Coverage Related Terms
Coral Products Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Coral Products'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.
LSE:CRU vs SW, PKG, IP: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Coral Products'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.
Coral Products Interest Coverage vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Coral Products's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Coral Products'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.
Coral Products (LSE:CRU) has a Interest Coverage of 1.75 as of Oct. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Coral Products and its competitors. This is 52% below median its historical median of 3.68. Over the past decade, Coral Products' Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.52 to 14.95. According to the industry distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #306 out of 324 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 94.4%.
Is Coral Products' Interest Coverage too high?
Coral Products' current Interest Coverage of 1.75 is 52% below median its 10-year median of 3.68. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.52 to a high of 14.95. The Packaging & Containers industry median Interest Coverage is 6.08. Coral Products' value of 1.75 is 71.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #306 out of 324 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Coral Products' Interest Coverage compare to SW and PKG?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Coral Products ranks #306 out of 324 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Coral Products in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 6.08. Coral Products' value of 1.75 is 71.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Coral Products' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.52 to 14.95 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.68 vs. the industry median of 6.08, Coral Products 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 Packaging & Containers company?
The median Interest Coverage among Packaging & Containers companies is 6.08, based on 324 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. Coral Products's current Interest Coverage of 1.75 is 71.2% 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 Coral Products and its competitors. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median Interest Coverage is 6.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Coral Products's current Interest Coverage is 1.75, which is 52% below median its own 10-year median of 3.68. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coral Products stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coral Products (LSE:CRU) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.12, compared to a current price of £0.06 — trading 53.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 1.75, which is 52% below median its 10-year median of 3.68 and 71.2% below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 6.08. 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 Coral Products (LSE:CRU), the current Interest Coverage is 1.75 as of Oct. 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.
Coral Products PLC is a curated group of businesses, each a specialist plastic products design house and UK manufacturer, by UK brands and companies who are household names, to provide customised, cost-efficient, and sustainable solutions for the food packaging, personal care, household, transport, construction, and communication sectors. The Group reports four segments: Distribution (Global One-Pak and Ecodeck), Rigids (Manplas and Tatra), Flexibles (Alma, Film & Foil, and Arrow), and Central (Parent Company and unallocated overheads). It operates in the UK, the Rest of Europe, and the Rest of the World. It generated the majority of its revenue from the UK.
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