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ArganLTS:0HHO -1.40%78 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates LTS:0HHO with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of $182.02 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,358 Construction companies, Argan ranks better than 99.56% 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. Argan's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $45 Mil. Argan's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was $0 Mil.
Argan has no debt.
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. Argan Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.
(1) 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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Argan's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
LTS:0HHO'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
LTS:0HHO's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 99.56% of 1358
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.94
vs LTS:0HHO: No Debt
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 .
Argan Interest Coverage Related Terms
Argan Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Argan'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.
LTS:0HHO vs BLD, ACM, ECG: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan'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.
Argan Interest Coverage vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Argan'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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Argan (LTS:0HHO) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Argan and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Argan's Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Argan ranks #6 out of 1358 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 0.40000000000001%.
Is Argan's Interest Coverage too high?
Argan's current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10,000.00 to a high of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Argan ranks #6 out of 1358 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Argan has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Argan's Interest Coverage compare to BLD and ACM?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Argan ranks #6 out of 1358 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Argan in the top 0% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 7.94. Historically, Argan's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. 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 Construction company?
The median Interest Coverage among Construction companies is 7.94, based on 1,358 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. 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 Argan and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Interest Coverage is 7.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Argan's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Argan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Argan (LTS:0HHO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $182.02, compared to a current price of $595.09 — trading 226.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Argan's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Argan (LTS:0HHO), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Apr. 2026. 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 Argan (LTS:0HHO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Argan stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $595.09 is trading 226.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $182.02.
GuruFocus considers Argan to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0HHO:
Interest Coverage: No Debt (1) (100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00)
GF Value™: $182.02 vs. price of $595.09 (226.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0HHO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Argan Inc is a United States-based construction firm that conducts operations through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GPS, APC, TRC, and SMC. Through GPS and APC it provides a full range of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development and technical consulting services to the power generation market, including the renewable energy sector, for a wide range of customers, including independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant heavy equipment suppliers and other commercial firms with power requirements in the U.S., Ireland and the U.K. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Teledata, out of which Power Services derives the majority of revenue.
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