Maintel HoldingsLSE:MAI 45 Interest Coverage is 0.56 as of Jun. 2025, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 2.39. GuruFocus rates LSE:MAI with a GF Score™ of 45/100 and a GF Value™ of £2.11 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 284 Telecommunication Services companies, Maintel Holdings ranks worse than 80.63% 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. Maintel Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2025 was £0.52 Mil. Maintel Holdings's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2025 was £-0.93 Mil.
Maintel Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2025 was 0.56.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Maintel Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:MAI'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.08 Med: 2.39 Max: 20
Current: 1.77
LSE:MAI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 80.63% of 284
companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.685
vs LSE:MAI: 1.77
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 .
Maintel Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
Maintel Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Maintel 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.
LSE:MAI vs TMUS, VZ, T: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Maintel 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.
Maintel Holdings Interest Coverage vs Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Maintel Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Maintel 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.
Maintel Holdings (LSE:MAI) has a Interest Coverage of 0.56 as of Jun. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Maintel Holdings and its competitors. This is 77% below median its historical median of 2.39. Over the past decade, Maintel Holdings' Interest Coverage has ranged from 1.08 to 20.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Maintel Holdings ranks #229 out of 284 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, placing it in the top 80.6%.
Is Maintel Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Maintel Holdings' current Interest Coverage of 0.56 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 2.39. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.08 to a high of 20.00. The Telecommunication Services industry median Interest Coverage is 4.69. Maintel Holdings' value of 0.56 is 88% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Maintel Holdings ranks #229 out of 284 companies in the Telecommunication Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Maintel Holdings has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Maintel Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to TMUS and VZ?
According to the Telecommunication Services industry distribution chart, Maintel Holdings ranks #229 out of 284 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Maintel Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 4.69. Maintel Holdings' value of 0.56 is 88% below this benchmark. Historically, Maintel Holdings' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 1.08 to 20.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.39 vs. the industry median of 4.69, Maintel 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 Telecommunication Services company?
The median Interest Coverage among Telecommunication Services companies is 4.69, based on 284 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. Maintel Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 0.56 is 88% 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 Maintel Holdings and its competitors. For the Telecommunication Services industry, the median Interest Coverage is 4.69 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Maintel Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 0.56, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 2.39. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Maintel Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maintel Holdings (LSE:MAI) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is £2.11, compared to a current price of £0.85 — trading 59.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 0.56, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 2.39 and 88% below the Telecommunication Services industry median of 4.69. Maintel Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 45/100 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 Maintel Holdings (LSE:MAI), the current Interest Coverage is 0.56 as of Jun. 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.
Is Maintel Holdings (LSE:MAI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Maintel Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of £0.85 is trading 59.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of £2.11.
GuruFocus considers Maintel Holdings to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for LSE:MAI:
Interest Coverage: 0.56 (77% below median its 10-year median of 2.39)
GF Value™: £2.11 vs. price of £0.85 (59.7% below fair value)
Industry Position: 88% below the Telecommunication Services median (#229 of 284)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:MAI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Maintel Holdings PLC provides communication solutions to mid-market and enterprise businesses, either on-premise or cloud-based. The company's service portfolio comprises unified communications, contact center solutions, document solutions, workforce optimization, local and wide area networking and security, mobile, and voice services, and managed print services. The company organizes its operations into three business segments, namely Managed service and technology; Network services, and Mobile services. It derives maximum revenue from the Managed service and technology segment. Geographically, it operates in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the Rest of the world.
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