ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) Interest Coverage: 0.88 (As of Sep. 2025) — 23% Below Median

What is ProService Building Services Marketplace Interest Coverage?

ProService Building Services Marketplace LSE:PRO -11.86% Interest Coverage is 0.88 as of Sep. 2025, which is 23% below its 10-year median of 1.14. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 812 Business Services companies, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks worse than 95.32% 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. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was £4.2 Mil. ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2025 was £-4.8 Mil. ProService Building Services Marketplace's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was 0.88. 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. ProService Building Services Marketplace 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 ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PRO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 1.14 Max: 3.84
Current: 0.88

LSE:PRO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
95.32% of 812 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.98 vs LSE:PRO: 0.88

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

ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) 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 .

ProService Building Services Marketplace Interest Coverage Related Terms

ProService Building Services Marketplace Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ProService Building Services Marketplace'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.

ProService Building Services Marketplace Interest Coverage Chart

ProService Building Services Marketplace Annual Data

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0.96

1.34

0.01

1.59

3.84

ProService Building Services Marketplace Semi-Annual Data
	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24	Sep25
Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.31	2.32	2.00	0.99	0.88

LSE:PRO vs URI, SUNB, AER: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, ProService Building Services Marketplace'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.

ProService Building Services Marketplace Interest Coverage vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage falls into.

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ProService Building Services Marketplace 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.

ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Expense was £-7.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was £28.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £121.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
	=	-1	*	28.259	/	-7.353
	=	3.84

ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Sep. 2025, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Expense was £-4.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was £4.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £82.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2025 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2025 )
	=	-1	*	4.166	/	-4.761
	=	0.88

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

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What does a Interest Coverage of 0.88 mean?

ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) has a Interest Coverage of 0.88 as of Sep. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on ProService Building Services Marketplace and its competitors. This is 23% below median its historical median of 1.14. Over the past decade, ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.01 to 3.84. According to the industry distribution chart, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks #774 out of 812 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 95.3%.

Is ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage too high?

ProService Building Services Marketplace's current Interest Coverage of 0.88 is 23% below median its 10-year median of 1.14. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.01 to a high of 3.84. The Business Services industry median Interest Coverage is 12.98. ProService Building Services Marketplace's value of 0.88 is 93.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks #774 out of 812 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.

How does ProService Building Services Marketplace's Interest Coverage compare to URI and SUNB?

According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, ProService Building Services Marketplace ranks #774 out of 812 companies for Interest Coverage. This places ProService Building Services Marketplace in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 12.98. ProService Building Services Marketplace's value of 0.88 is 93.2% below this benchmark. Historically, ProService Building Services Marketplace's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.01 to 3.84 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.14 vs. the industry median of 12.98, ProService Building Services Marketplace 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 Business Services company?

The median Interest Coverage among Business Services companies is 12.98, based on 812 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. ProService Building Services Marketplace's current Interest Coverage of 0.88 is 93.2% 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 ProService Building Services Marketplace and its competitors. For the Business Services industry, the median Interest Coverage is 12.98 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ProService Building Services Marketplace's current Interest Coverage is 0.88, which is 23% below median its own 10-year median of 1.14. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.

Is ProService Building Services Marketplace stock overvalued right now?

ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.88. The current Interest Coverage is 0.88, which is 23% below median its 10-year median of 1.14 and 93.2% below the Business Services industry median of 12.98. 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 ProService Building Services Marketplace (LSE:PRO), the current Interest Coverage is 0.88 as of Sep. 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.

ProService Building Services Marketplace Business Description

Industry Industrials Business Services

Comparable Companies LSE:DPA LSE:AVAP LSE:SDY URI SUNB AER XPAR:AYV UHAL R BSP:RENT3 TSX:EFN TSE:8439 HKSE:02588 CAR GATX EQPT WSC HRI XTER:SIX2 SZSE:000415

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Address Mosley Road, Building 2, Think Park, Manchester, GBR, M17 1FQ

Website https://www.hssproservice.com

ProService Building Services Marketplace PLC formerly HSS Hire Group PLC is a provider of equipment hire services in the UK and Ireland. The company operates through two divisions: ProService and Operations. ProService offers a wide range of solutions to the building services market. Operations provides tool and equipment hire services in the UK, supplying a range of customers who require equipment.