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Quinco HoldingsMAL:QNC 25 Interest Coverage is 18.71 as of Dec. 2025, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates MAL:QNC with a GF Score™ of 25/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 255 Retail - Defensive companies, Quinco Holdings ranks worse than 392156.47% 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. Quinco Holdings's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €1.37 Mil. Quinco Holdings's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €-0.07 Mil.
Quinco Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was 18.71.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
(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 Quinco Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
MAL:QNC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 8.61 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.
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 .
Quinco Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms
Quinco Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Quinco Holdings'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.
Quinco Holdings Interest Coverage Chart
Quinco Holdings Annual Data
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Quinco Holdings Semi-Annual Data
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MAL:QNC vs SYY, USFD, PFGC: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Food Distribution subindustry, Quinco Holdings'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.
Quinco Holdings Interest Coverage vs Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Quinco Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Quinco Holdings'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.
Quinco Holdings (MAL:QNC) has a Interest Coverage of 18.71 as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Quinco Holdings and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Quinco Holdings' Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Quinco Holdings ranks #999999 out of 255 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Is Quinco Holdings' Interest Coverage too high?
Quinco Holdings' current Interest Coverage of 18.71 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. The Retail - Defensive industry median Interest Coverage is 8.61. Quinco Holdings' value of 18.71 is 117.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Quinco Holdings ranks #999999 out of 255 companies in the Retail - Defensive industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Quinco Holdings has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Quinco Holdings' Interest Coverage compare to SYY and USFD?
According to the Retail - Defensive industry distribution chart, Quinco Holdings ranks #999999 out of 255 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Quinco Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.61. Quinco Holdings' value of 18.71 is 117.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Quinco Holdings' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10,000.00 vs. the industry median of 8.61, Quinco Holdings has consistently been above 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 Retail - Defensive company?
The median Interest Coverage among Retail - Defensive companies is 8.61, based on 255 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. Quinco Holdings's current Interest Coverage of 18.71 is 117.3% above 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 Quinco Holdings and its competitors. For the Retail - Defensive industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.61 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Quinco Holdings's current Interest Coverage is 18.71, 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 Quinco Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Quinco Holdings (MAL:QNC) has a current Interest Coverage of 18.71. The current Interest Coverage is 18.71, which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00 and 117.3% above the Retail - Defensive industry median of 8.61. Quinco Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 25/100 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 Quinco Holdings (MAL:QNC), the current Interest Coverage is 18.71 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.
Quinco Holdings PLC operates as a holding company that consolidates food franchise operations and import/distribution activities of brands in Malta. It operates popular quick-service restaurant franchises like Burger King, KFC, and Pizza Hut.
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