Centro Escolar University (PHS:CEU) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Feb. 2026)


PHS:CEU Centro Escolar University PHS:CEU
82 GF Score
Price ₱16.78
GF Value ₱14.38
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Centro Escolar University Interest Coverage?

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. Centro Escolar University's Operating Income for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was ₱256 Mil. Centro Escolar University's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was ₱0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. Centro Escolar University has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for Centro Escolar University's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

PHS:CEU' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.47   Med: 61.24   Max: 722.92
Current: 92.54

PHS:CEU's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
77.04% of 196 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 12.84 vs PHS:CEU: 92.54

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Centro Escolar University  (PHS:CEU) 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 .

Centro Escolar University Interest Coverage Related Terms

Centro Escolar University Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Centro Escolar University'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.

Centro Escolar University Interest Coverage Chart

Centro Escolar University Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 May22 May23 May24 May25
Interest Coverage
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Centro Escolar University Quarterly Data
Mar21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26
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PHS:CEU vs EDU, TAL, GHC: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Centro Escolar University'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.

Centro Escolar University Interest Coverage vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Centro Escolar University's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Centro Escolar University's Interest Coverage falls into.


PHS:CEU
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Centro Escolar University Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Centro Escolar University's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2025, Centro Escolar University's Interest Expense was ₱-7 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₱683 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱97 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: May. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: May. 2025 )
=-1*682.751/-7.064
=96.65

Centro Escolar University's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Feb. 2026, Centro Escolar University's Interest Expense was ₱0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₱256 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱97 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Centro Escolar University's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Is Centro Escolar University (PHS:CEU) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Centro Escolar University stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₱16.78 is trading 16.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₱14.38. GuruFocus considers Centro Escolar University to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for PHS:CEU:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: ₱14.38 vs. price of ₱16.78 (16.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the PHS:CEU stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Centro Escolar University Business Description

Address 9 Mendiola Street, San Miguel, Manila, PHL, 1005
Centro Escolar University is a Philippines-based institution of higher learning. The company is engaged in establishing, maintaining, and operating an educational institution for the training of the youth in all branches of the arts and sciences, offering classes at the tertiary level. The University operates in four geographical segments, such as Mendiola, Malolos, Makati-Gil Puyat, and Makati Legaspi campus.
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