AGT Food and Ingredients (TSX:AGTF) Interest Coverage: 11.90 (As of Jun. 2026) — 306% Above Median

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TSX:AGTF AGT Food and Ingredients Inc TSX:AGTF
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What is AGT Food and Ingredients Interest Coverage?

AGT Food and Ingredients TSX:AGTF -2.26% 33 Interest Coverage is 11.90 as of Jun. 2026, which is 306% above its 10-year median of 2.93. GuruFocus rates TSX:AGTF with a GF Score™ of 33/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,502 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, AGT Food and Ingredients ranks worse than 66577.83% 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. AGT Food and Ingredients's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was C$43.59 Mil. AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was C$-3.66 Mil. AGT Food and Ingredients's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 11.90. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSX:AGTF's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 8.735
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


AGT Food and Ingredients  (TSX:AGTF) 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 .


AGT Food and Ingredients Interest Coverage Related Terms


AGT Food and Ingredients Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for AGT Food and Ingredients'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.

AGT Food and Ingredients Interest Coverage Chart

AGT Food and Ingredients Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec24 Dec25
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AGT Food and Ingredients Quarterly Data
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TSX:AGTF vs ADM, BG, TSN: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, AGT Food and Ingredients'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.


AGT Food and Ingredients Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Coverage falls into.


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AGT Food and Ingredients 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.

AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025, AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Expense was C$-78.30 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-2,850.65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$973.16 Mil.

AGT Food and Ingredients did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2026, AGT Food and Ingredients's Interest Expense was C$-3.66 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$43.59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$117.78 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2026 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2026 )
=-1*43.594/-3.664
=11.90

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Interest Coverage →
What does a Interest Coverage of 11.90 mean?
AGT Food and Ingredients (TSX:AGTF) has a Interest Coverage of 11.90 as of Jun. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on AGT Food and Ingredients and its competitors. This is 306% above median its historical median of 2.93. According to the industry distribution chart, AGT Food and Ingredients ranks #999999 out of 1502 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Is AGT Food and Ingredients' Interest Coverage too high?
AGT Food and Ingredients' current Interest Coverage of 11.90 is 306% above median its 10-year median of 2.93. The Consumer Packaged Goods industry median Interest Coverage is 8.74. AGT Food and Ingredients' value of 11.90 is 36.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, AGT Food and Ingredients ranks #999999 out of 1502 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, AGT Food and Ingredients has a GF Score™ of 33/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does AGT Food and Ingredients' Interest Coverage compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, AGT Food and Ingredients ranks #999999 out of 1502 companies for Interest Coverage. This places AGT Food and Ingredients in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.74. AGT Food and Ingredients' value of 11.90 is 36.2% above this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 2.93 vs. the industry median of 8.74, AGT Food and Ingredients 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 8.74, based on 1,502 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. AGT Food and Ingredients's current Interest Coverage of 11.90 is 36.2% 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 AGT Food and Ingredients and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.74 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. AGT Food and Ingredients's current Interest Coverage is 11.90, which is 306% above median its own 10-year median of 2.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AGT Food and Ingredients stock overvalued right now?
AGT Food and Ingredients (TSX:AGTF) has a current Interest Coverage of 11.90. The current Interest Coverage is 11.90, which is 306% above median its 10-year median of 2.93 and 36.2% above the Consumer Packaged Goods industry median of 8.74. AGT Food and Ingredients' overall GF Score™ is 33/100 with 5 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 AGT Food and Ingredients (TSX:AGTF), the current Interest Coverage is 11.90 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.

AGT Food and Ingredients Business Description

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Address 6200 E. Primrose Green Drive, Regina, SK, CAN, S4V 3L7
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc is a globally diversified food company that produces staple products for everyday consumption. Its product portfolio comprises pasta, spices, milled wheat, pulses, rice, cereals, bulgar, popcorn, beans, flours, etc. The products are offered through brands like Corona, Pouyoukas, Pastavilla, Arbella, Veggi, Tamam, Clic, and others. AGT has three reportable operating segments: Packaged Foods and Ingredients, Value Added Processing and Distribution. Maximum revenue is generated from the Value Added Processing segment, which sources pulses and grains from producers, adds value to them through processing, sorting, and packaging, and sells them to its clients. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
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