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MAX Automation SEWBO:MXHN +1.10%17 Interest Coverage is 0.05 as of Jun. 2026, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 1.57. GuruFocus rates WBO:MXHN with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,330 Industrial Products companies, MAX Automation SE ranks worse than 95.36% 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. MAX Automation SE's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2026 was €0.1 Mil. MAX Automation SE's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Jun. 2026 was €-2.3 Mil.
MAX Automation SE's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.05.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for MAX Automation SE's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
WBO:MXHN'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44 Med: 1.57 Max: 6.43
Current: 0.96
WBO:MXHN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 95.36% of 2330
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 14.62
vs WBO:MXHN: 0.96
MAX Automation SE (WBO:MXHN) 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 .
MAX Automation SE Interest Coverage Related Terms
MAX Automation SE Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for MAX Automation SE'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.
WBO:MXHN vs GEV, ETN, PH: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, MAX Automation SE'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.
MAX Automation SE Interest Coverage vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, MAX Automation SE's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MAX Automation SE'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.
MAX Automation SE (WBO:MXHN) has a Interest Coverage of 0.05 as of Jun. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on MAX Automation SE and its competitors. This is 97% below median its historical median of 1.57. Over the past decade, MAX Automation SE's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.44 to 6.43. According to the industry distribution chart, MAX Automation SE ranks #2222 out of 2330 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 95.4%.
Is MAX Automation SE's Interest Coverage too high?
MAX Automation SE's current Interest Coverage of 0.05 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 1.57. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.44 to a high of 6.43. The Industrial Products industry median Interest Coverage is 14.62. MAX Automation SE's value of 0.05 is 99.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, MAX Automation SE ranks #2222 out of 2330 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, MAX Automation SE has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MAX Automation SE's Interest Coverage compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, MAX Automation SE ranks #2222 out of 2330 companies for Interest Coverage. This places MAX Automation SE in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 14.62. MAX Automation SE's value of 0.05 is 99.7% below this benchmark. Historically, MAX Automation SE's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.44 to 6.43 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.57 vs. the industry median of 14.62, MAX Automation SE 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Interest Coverage among Industrial Products companies is 14.62, based on 2,330 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. MAX Automation SE's current Interest Coverage of 0.05 is 99.7% 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 MAX Automation SE and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Interest Coverage is 14.62 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. MAX Automation SE's current Interest Coverage is 0.05, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 1.57. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MAX Automation SE stock overvalued right now?
MAX Automation SE (WBO:MXHN) has a current Interest Coverage of 0.05. The current Interest Coverage is 0.05, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 1.57 and 99.7% below the Industrial Products industry median of 14.62. MAX Automation SE's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 2 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 MAX Automation SE (WBO:MXHN), the current Interest Coverage is 0.05 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.
MAX Automation SE operates internationally as a high-tech mechanical engineering company and a full-service provider of integrated and complex system and component solutions. The business operations are divided into the segments BDTRONIC Group, Vecoplan Group, AIM Micro, NSM + Jucker, ELWEMA, and the Other segment, which includes the IWM companies. It derives the majority of the revenue from the Vecoplan Group segment that develops, manufactures and installs machines and plants for the shredding, conveying, and processing of primary and secondary raw materials, mainly for customers in the wood and recycling industry, the waste disposal industry, and the paper and plastics industry.
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