Stainless Tankers ASAOSL:STST -0.99%14 Interest Coverage is 1.22 as of Mar. 2026, which is 48% below its 10-year median of 2.33. GuruFocus rates OSL:STST with a GF Score™ of 14/100. The stock has 11 warning signs investors should review. Among 845 Transportation companies, Stainless Tankers ASA ranks worse than 95.86% 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. Stainless Tankers ASA's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was kr10.1 Mil. Stainless Tankers ASA's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was kr-8.3 Mil.
Stainless Tankers ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.22.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Stainless Tankers ASA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
OSL:STST'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6 Med: 2.33 Max: 2.95
Current: 0.6
OSL:STST's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 95.86% of 845
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.66
vs OSL:STST: 0.60
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 .
Stainless Tankers ASA Interest Coverage Related Terms
Stainless Tankers ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Stainless Tankers ASA'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.
For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Stainless Tankers ASA'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.
Stainless Tankers ASA Interest Coverage vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Stainless Tankers ASA's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stainless Tankers ASA'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.
Stainless Tankers ASA (OSL:STST) has a Interest Coverage of 1.22 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Stainless Tankers ASA and its competitors. This is 48% below median its historical median of 2.33. Over the past decade, Stainless Tankers ASA's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.60 to 2.95. According to the industry distribution chart, Stainless Tankers ASA ranks #810 out of 845 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 95.9%.
Is Stainless Tankers ASA's Interest Coverage too high?
Stainless Tankers ASA's current Interest Coverage of 1.22 is 48% below median its 10-year median of 2.33. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.60 to a high of 2.95. The Transportation industry median Interest Coverage is 5.66. Stainless Tankers ASA's value of 1.22 is 78.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Stainless Tankers ASA ranks #810 out of 845 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Stainless Tankers ASA has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Stainless Tankers ASA's Interest Coverage compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Stainless Tankers ASA ranks #810 out of 845 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Stainless Tankers ASA in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.66. Stainless Tankers ASA's value of 1.22 is 78.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Stainless Tankers ASA's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.60 to 2.95 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.33 vs. the industry median of 5.66, Stainless Tankers ASA 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 Transportation company?
The median Interest Coverage among Transportation companies is 5.66, based on 845 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. Stainless Tankers ASA's current Interest Coverage of 1.22 is 78.4% 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 Stainless Tankers ASA and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Interest Coverage is 5.66 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Stainless Tankers ASA's current Interest Coverage is 1.22, which is 48% below median its own 10-year median of 2.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Stainless Tankers ASA stock overvalued right now?
Stainless Tankers ASA (OSL:STST) has a current Interest Coverage of 1.22. The current Interest Coverage is 1.22, which is 48% below median its 10-year median of 2.33 and 78.4% below the Transportation industry median of 5.66. Stainless Tankers ASA's overall GF Score™ is 14/100 with 11 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 Stainless Tankers ASA (OSL:STST), the current Interest Coverage is 1.22 as of Mar. 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.
Stainless Tankers ASA is a shipping company specializing in providing seaborne transportation of chemical cargoes world-wide. The company provides investors with pure play stainless steel chemical tanker exposure in an investor-friendly structure through its fleet of seven stainless steel vessels.
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