Tialis Essential ITLSE:TIA 36 Interest Coverage is 2.99 as of Dec. 2025, which is 731% above its 10-year median of 0.36. GuruFocus rates LSE:TIA with a GF Score™ of 36/100 and a GF Value™ of £0.49 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,705 Software companies, Tialis Essential IT ranks worse than 58650.97% 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. Tialis Essential IT's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £0.59 Mil. Tialis Essential IT's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was £-0.20 Mil.
Tialis Essential IT's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 2.99.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Tialis Essential IT's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:TIA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 24.78 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
Tialis Essential IT (LSE:TIA) 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 .
Tialis Essential IT Interest Coverage Related Terms
Tialis Essential IT Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Tialis Essential IT'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:TIA vs IBM, ACN, FISV: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Tialis Essential IT'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.
Tialis Essential IT Interest Coverage vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Tialis Essential IT's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tialis Essential IT'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.
Tialis Essential IT (LSE:TIA) has a Interest Coverage of 2.99 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Tialis Essential IT and its competitors. This is 731% above median its historical median of 0.36. According to the industry distribution chart, Tialis Essential IT ranks #999999 out of 1705 companies in the Software industry.
Is Tialis Essential IT's Interest Coverage too high?
Tialis Essential IT's current Interest Coverage of 2.99 is 731% above median its 10-year median of 0.36. The Software industry median Interest Coverage is 24.78. Tialis Essential IT's value of 2.99 is 87.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Tialis Essential IT ranks #999999 out of 1705 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Tialis Essential IT has a GF Score™ of 36/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tialis Essential IT's Interest Coverage compare to IBM and ACN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Tialis Essential IT ranks #999999 out of 1705 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Tialis Essential IT in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 24.78. Tialis Essential IT's value of 2.99 is 87.9% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 0.36 vs. the industry median of 24.78, Tialis Essential IT 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 Software company?
The median Interest Coverage among Software companies is 24.78, based on 1,705 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. Tialis Essential IT's current Interest Coverage of 2.99 is 87.9% 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 Tialis Essential IT and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Interest Coverage is 24.78 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Tialis Essential IT's current Interest Coverage is 2.99, which is 731% above median its own 10-year median of 0.36. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tialis Essential IT stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tialis Essential IT (LSE:TIA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is £0.49, compared to a current price of £0.50 — trading 1% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 2.99, which is 731% above median its 10-year median of 0.36 and 87.9% below the Software industry median of 24.78. Tialis Essential IT's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 3 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 Tialis Essential IT (LSE:TIA), the current Interest Coverage is 2.99 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.
Is Tialis Essential IT (LSE:TIA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tialis Essential IT stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of £0.50 is trading 1% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.49.
GuruFocus considers Tialis Essential IT to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for LSE:TIA:
Interest Coverage: 2.99 (731% above median its 10-year median of 0.36)
GF Value™: £0.49 vs. price of £0.50 (1% above fair value)
Industry Position: 87.9% below the Software median (#999999 of 1705)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:TIA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Tialis Essential IT PLC is a specialist managed service provider with a broad portfolio of IT services and technology solutions. Its principal activities include the provision of end-to-end solutions to enterprise-scale end-customers, and public and private customers, concentrating on end-user device management and on-site support solutions. The company has two operating segment being the provision of end-to-end IT solutions, concentrating on end-user device management and on-site support solutions and AI consulting services. Geographically, it generates a majority of its revenue from the United Kingdom and the rest from Europe.
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