Precious Shipping PCLPSGFF -11.53%79 Interest Coverage is 1.36 as of Mar. 2026, which is 24% below its 10-year median of 1.79. GuruFocus rates PSGFF with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of $0.17. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 845 Transportation companies, Precious Shipping PCL ranks worse than 78.82% 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. Precious Shipping PCL's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $8.5 Mil. Precious Shipping PCL's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $-6.3 Mil.
Precious Shipping PCL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 1.36.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Warning Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Precious Shipping PCL interest coverage is 2.08, which is low.
The historical rank and industry rank for Precious Shipping PCL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
PSGFF'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28 Med: 1.79 Max: 13.83
Current: 2.08
PSGFF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 78.82% of 845
companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 5.66
vs PSGFF: 2.08
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 .
Precious Shipping PCL Interest Coverage Related Terms
Precious Shipping PCL Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Precious Shipping PCL'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, Precious Shipping PCL'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.
Precious Shipping PCL Interest Coverage vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Precious Shipping PCL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Precious Shipping PCL'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.
Precious Shipping PCL (PSGFF) has a Interest Coverage of 1.36 as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Precious Shipping PCL and its competitors. This is 24% below median its historical median of 1.79. Over the past decade, Precious Shipping PCL's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.28 to 13.83. According to the industry distribution chart, Precious Shipping PCL ranks #666 out of 845 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 78.8%.
Is Precious Shipping PCL's Interest Coverage too high?
Precious Shipping PCL's current Interest Coverage of 1.36 is 24% below median its 10-year median of 1.79. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.28 to a high of 13.83. The Transportation industry median Interest Coverage is 5.66. Precious Shipping PCL's value of 1.36 is 76% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Precious Shipping PCL ranks #666 out of 845 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Precious Shipping PCL has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Precious Shipping PCL's Interest Coverage compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Precious Shipping PCL ranks #666 out of 845 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Precious Shipping PCL in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 5.66. Precious Shipping PCL's value of 1.36 is 76% below this benchmark. Historically, Precious Shipping PCL's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.28 to 13.83 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.79 vs. the industry median of 5.66, Precious Shipping PCL 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. Precious Shipping PCL's current Interest Coverage of 1.36 is 76% 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 Precious Shipping PCL 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. Precious Shipping PCL's current Interest Coverage is 1.36, which is 24% below median its own 10-year median of 1.79. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Precious Shipping PCL stock overvalued right now?
Precious Shipping PCL (PSGFF) has a current Interest Coverage of 1.36. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.17, compared to a current price of $0.14 — trading 17.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 1.36, which is 24% below median its 10-year median of 1.79 and 76% below the Transportation industry median of 5.66. Precious Shipping PCL's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 9 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 Precious Shipping PCL (PSGFF), the current Interest Coverage is 1.36 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.
Is Precious Shipping PCL (PSGFF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Precious Shipping PCL stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $0.14 is trading 17.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $0.17.
Key valuation signals for PSGFF:
Interest Coverage: 1.36 (24% below median its 10-year median of 1.79)
GF Value™: $0.17 vs. price of $0.14 (17.1% below fair value)
Industry Position: 76% below the Transportation median (#666 of 845)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PSGFF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Precious Shipping PCL is a Thailand-based holding company engaged in the marine transportation business. It's involved in the business of owning and operating (chartering) small handy-sized and supramax dry bulk vessels, on a tramp shipping basis without any set routes. The chartering of the vessels is undertaken in two ways: time charter and voyage charge. Majority of revenue is from Time Character.
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