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. ASTARTA Holding NV's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was zł-10 Mil. ASTARTA Holding NV's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was zł-36 Mil.
did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for ASTARTA Holding NV's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
WAR:AST'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45 Med: 3.94 Max: 9.67
Current: 1.28
WAR:AST's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 89.94% of 1511
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.61
vs WAR:AST: 1.28
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 .
ASTARTA Holding NV Interest Coverage Related Terms
ASTARTA Holding NV Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for ASTARTA Holding NV'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.
WAR:AST vs ADM, BG, TSN: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Farm Products subindustry, ASTARTA Holding NV'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.
ASTARTA Holding NV Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, ASTARTA Holding NV's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ASTARTA Holding NV'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:
ASTARTA Holding NV did not have earnings to cover the 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) mean?
ASTARTA Holding NV (WAR:AST) has a Interest Coverage of 0 (At Loss) as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on ASTARTA Holding NV and its competitors. Over the past decade, ASTARTA Holding NV's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.45 to 9.67. According to the industry distribution chart, ASTARTA Holding NV ranks #1359 out of 1511 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 89.9%.
Is ASTARTA Holding NV's Interest Coverage too high?
ASTARTA Holding NV's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.45 to a high of 9.67. Based on the distribution chart, ASTARTA Holding NV ranks #1359 out of 1511 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, ASTARTA Holding NV has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ASTARTA Holding NV's Interest Coverage compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, ASTARTA Holding NV ranks #1359 out of 1511 companies for Interest Coverage. This places ASTARTA Holding NV in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.61. Historically, ASTARTA Holding NV's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.45 to 9.67 over the past decade. 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 8.61, based on 1,511 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. 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 ASTARTA Holding NV and its competitors. For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, the median Interest Coverage is 8.61 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ASTARTA Holding NV's current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ASTARTA Holding NV stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ASTARTA Holding NV (WAR:AST) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is zł28.82, compared to a current price of zł44.75 — trading 55.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss). ASTARTA Holding NV's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 10 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 ASTARTA Holding NV (WAR:AST), the current Interest Coverage is 0 (At Loss) 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 ASTARTA Holding NV (WAR:AST) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ASTARTA Holding NV stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of zł44.75 is trading 55.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of zł28.82.
GuruFocus considers ASTARTA Holding NV to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for WAR:AST:
Interest Coverage: 0 (At Loss)
GF Value™: zł28.82 vs. price of zł44.75 (55.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WAR:AST stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
ASTARTA Holding NV specializes in sugar production, crop growing, soybean processing and cattle farming. Its operations are vertically integrated, with sugar produced mainly using own-grown sugar beet and soybeans processed from in-house grown crops. Its production includes sugar and sugar by-products, grains and oilseeds, soybean crushing products and others. Its segments include production and wholesale distribution of sugar, growing and selling of grain and oilseeds crops, dairy cattle farming, and soybean processing. The agriculture segment generates maximum revenue. Its croplands, sugar and soybean processing plants, and cattle operations are mainly located in the Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil and Kharkiv oblasts of Ukraine, with maximum revenue generated from Ukraine.
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