Focused on building reliable datasets, financial models, and research tools for value-minded investors. Committed to turning complex data into practical guidance for value-investing and long-term wealth.
Dr. Charlie Tian is the founder and CEO of GuruFocus.com, a leading global investment research platform established in 2004. With a Ph.D. in physics, Dr. Tian transitioned from science to finance, applying a data-driven, disciplined approach to value investing.
Princes GroupLSE:PRN -0.30%24 Interest Coverage is 0.99 as of Dec. 2025, which is 74% below its 10-year median of 3.76. GuruFocus rates LSE:PRN with a GF Score™ of 24/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,512 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Princes Group ranks worse than 83.33% 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. Princes Group's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £36 Mil. Princes Group's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-37 Mil.
Princes Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 0.99.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Princes Group's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:PRN'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.21 Med: 3.76 Max: 10.58
Current: 1.96
LSE:PRN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 83.33% of 1512
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.6
vs LSE:PRN: 1.96
Princes Group (LSE:PRN) 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 .
Princes Group Interest Coverage Related Terms
Princes Group Interest Coverage Historical Data
* Premium members only.
The historical data trend for Princes 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 Packaged Foods subindustry, Princes 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.
Princes Group Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Princes Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Princes 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.
Princes Group (LSE:PRN) has a Interest Coverage of 0.99 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Princes Group and its competitors. This is 74% below median its historical median of 3.76. Over the past decade, Princes Group's Interest Coverage has ranged from 1.21 to 10.58. According to the industry distribution chart, Princes Group ranks #1260 out of 1512 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 83.3%.
Is Princes Group's Interest Coverage too high?
Princes Group's current Interest Coverage of 0.99 is 74% below median its 10-year median of 3.76. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.21 to a high of 10.58. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.60. Princes Group's value of 0.99 is 88.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Princes Group ranks #1260 out of 1512 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Princes Group has a GF Score™ of 24/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Princes Group's Interest Coverage compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Princes Group ranks #1260 out of 1512 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Princes Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.60. Princes Group's value of 0.99 is 88.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Princes Group's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 1.21 to 10.58 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.76 vs. the industry median of 8.60, Princes 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.60, based on 1,512 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. Princes Group's current Interest Coverage of 0.99 is 88.5% 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 Princes Group and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Princes Group's current Interest Coverage is 0.99, which is 74% below median its own 10-year median of 3.76. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Princes Group stock overvalued right now?
Princes Group (LSE:PRN) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.99. The current Interest Coverage is 0.99, which is 74% below median its 10-year median of 3.76 and 88.5% below the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.60. Princes Group's overall GF Score™ is 24/100 with 4 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 Princes Group (LSE:PRN), the current Interest Coverage is 0.99 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.
Princes Group PLC is a food and beverage manufacturing company. Its portfolio spans five strategic business units - Foods, Fish, Italian, Oils and Drinks. Its segments include Food: supplies a variety of foods such as baked beans, soups, ready meals, peas and pulses through the large food retailer and foodservice sales channels, which are predominantly manufactured in the UK; Fish: supplies ambient tuna, mackerel, salmon and other fish in the UK and the EEA; Italian: supplies canned tomatoes, branded pasta, pulses and oil products through the large food retailer; Oils: consists of seed, olive and speciality oils, and compound fats; and Drinks: supplies own brand juices, squash and carbonates, operating out of three production facilities in the UK.
24GF Score
Get the complete analysis for LSE:PRN
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:PRN has been successfully added to your 
