MS International (LSE:MSI) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Oct. 2025)


LSE:MSI MS International PLC LSE:MSI
76 GF Score
Price £13.70
GF Value £12.17
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is MS International Interest Coverage?

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. MS International's Operating Income for the six months ended in Oct. 2025 was £8.7 Mil. MS International's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Oct. 2025 was £0.0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. MS International PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for MS International's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MSI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.7   Med: 47.86   Max: 777.27
Current: 777.27

LSE:MSI's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
95.31% of 426 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 5.31 vs LSE:MSI: 777.27

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

MS International  (LSE:MSI) 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 .

MS International Interest Coverage Related Terms

MS International Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MS International'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.

MS International Interest Coverage Chart

MS International Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.70 22.63 19.44 47.86 722.88

MS International Semi-Annual Data
Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24 Apr25 Oct25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 92.62 26.98 N/A 444.58 N/A

LSE:MSI vs HON, MMM: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, MS International'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.

MS International Interest Coverage vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, MS International's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MS International's Interest Coverage falls into.


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MS International Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

MS International's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2025, MS International's Interest Expense was £-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was £18.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Apr. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Apr. 2025 )
=-1*18.795/-0.026
=722.88

MS International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Oct. 2025, MS International's Interest Expense was £0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was £8.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.0 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate MS International's interest coverage with the available 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is MS International (LSE:MSI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MS International stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £13.70 is trading 12.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of £12.17. GuruFocus considers MS International to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:MSI:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: £12.17 vs. price of £13.70 (12.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:MSI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

MS International Business Description

Other Exchanges 6QK:Germany
Address Balby Carr Bank, Doncaster, GBR, DN4 8DH
MS International PLC is engaged in the design and manufacturing of specialist engineering products and the provision of related services. The company's operating segment include Defence and Security, Forgings, Petrol Station Superstructures, and Corporate Branding. Defence and Security segment designs, manufactures, and services defence equipment. The Petrol Station Branding division is engaged in the design and installation of the complete appearance of petrol stations. It generates maximum revenue from the Defence segment.
76GF Score

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