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PrescoNSA:PRESCO 93 Interest Coverage is 8.77 as of Jun. 2026, which is 36% above its 10-year median of 6.45. GuruFocus rates NSA:PRESCO with a GF Score™ of 93/100 and a GF Value™ of ₦1,166.78 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,514 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Presco ranks worse than 62.02% 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. Presco's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦50,403 Mil. Presco's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was ₦-5,747 Mil.
Presco's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 8.77.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Presco's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
NSA:PRESCO'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.29 Med: 6.45 Max: 12.61
Current: 5.28
NSA:PRESCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 62.02% of 1514
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.44
vs NSA:PRESCO: 5.28
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 .
Presco Interest Coverage Related Terms
Presco Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Presco'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.
NSA:PRESCO vs ADM, BG, TSN: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, Presco'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.
Presco Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Presco's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Presco'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.
Presco (NSA:PRESCO) has a Interest Coverage of 8.77 as of Jun. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Presco and its competitors. This is 36% above median its historical median of 6.45. Over the past decade, Presco's Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.29 to 12.61. According to the industry distribution chart, Presco ranks #939 out of 1514 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 62%.
Is Presco's Interest Coverage too high?
Presco's current Interest Coverage of 8.77 is 36% above median its 10-year median of 6.45. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.29 to a high of 12.61. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.44. Presco's value of 8.77 is 3.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Presco ranks #939 out of 1514 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Presco has a GF Score™ of 93/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Presco's Interest Coverage compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Presco ranks #939 out of 1514 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Presco in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.44. Presco's value of 8.77 is 3.9% above this benchmark. Historically, Presco's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.29 to 12.61 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.45 vs. the industry median of 8.44, Presco 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
The median Interest Coverage among Consumer Packaged Goods companies is 8.44, based on 1,514 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. Presco's current Interest Coverage of 8.77 is 3.9% 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 Presco and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.44 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Presco's current Interest Coverage is 8.77, which is 36% above median its own 10-year median of 6.45. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Presco stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Presco (NSA:PRESCO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₦1,166.78, compared to a current price of ₦2,045.30 — trading 75.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 8.77, which is 36% above median its 10-year median of 6.45 and 3.9% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.44. Presco's overall GF Score™ is 93/100 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 Presco (NSA:PRESCO), the current Interest Coverage is 8.77 as of Jun. 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 Presco (NSA:PRESCO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Presco stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of ₦2,045.30 is trading 75.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₦1,166.78.
GuruFocus considers Presco to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for NSA:PRESCO:
Interest Coverage: 8.77 (36% above median its 10-year median of 6.45)
GF Value™: ₦1,166.78 vs. price of ₦2,045.30 (75.3% above fair value)
Industry Position: 3.9% above the Consumer Packaged Goods median (#939 of 1514)
No single metric tells the full story. See the NSA:PRESCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Presco PLC is engaged in the development of oil palm plantations, palm oil milling, palm kernel processing, and vegetable oil refining. The company's products are crude palm oil, refined bleached and deodorised palm oil, palm olein, palm stearin, palm fatty acid distillate, palm kernel oil (crude and refined), and palm kernel cake. The company operates a single, vertically integrated palm oil business encompassing plantation management, harvesting of fresh fruit bunches, milling of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, and refining into finished palm based and derivative products. It generates revenue from the sale of crude palm oil, palm kernel oil, palm kernel cake, refined bleached deodorised olein, refined bleached deodorised stearin, and other palm based derivative products.
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