Seprod (XJAM:SEP) Interest Coverage: N/A (As of Dec. 2025)

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XJAM:SEP Seprod Ltd XJAM:SEP
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Price JMD75.97
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What is Seprod 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. Seprod's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was JMD0 Mil. Seprod's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was JMD0 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

XJAM:SEP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 2.12   Max: 2.52
Current: 1.79


XJAM:SEP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
85.08% of 1515 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.6 vs XJAM:SEP: 1.79

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


Seprod  (XJAM:SEP) 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 .


Seprod Interest Coverage Related Terms


Seprod Interest Coverage Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Seprod'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.

Seprod Interest Coverage Chart

Seprod Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.03 2.19 2.25 1.79 0.84

Seprod Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Dec25
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.14 1.49 2.67 1.08 N/A

XJAM:SEP vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Interest Coverage Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Seprod'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.


Seprod Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Seprod's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Seprod 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.

Seprod'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, Seprod's Interest Expense was JMD-4,787 Mil. Its Operating Income was JMD4,001 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD45,796 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2025 )
=-1*4000.686/-4787.46
=0.84

Seprod's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2025, Seprod's Interest Expense was JMD0 Mil. Its Operating Income was JMD0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was JMD45,796 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Seprod'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 Seprod (XJAM:SEP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Seprod stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of JMD75.97 is trading 29.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of JMD107.76. GuruFocus considers Seprod to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XJAM:SEP:

  • Interest Coverage: N/A
  • GF Value™: JMD107.76 vs. price of JMD75.97 (29.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Seprod Business Description

Address 3 Felix Fox Boulevard, Kingston, JAM
Seprod Ltd manufactures and sells edible oils and fats, corn products, cereals, milk products, juices, sugar, and biscuits. The company's product portfolio includes oils and fats, cookies and crackers, milk products, milk beverages, juice beverages, canned meats and fish, sauces and seasonings, canned vegetables, jams and jellies, pasta, hot beverages, corn and cornmeal, and sugar. Its products are sold under various brands including Betty, Chiffon, Gold Seal, Gourmet, Serge, Butterkist, Cool Fruit, Primrose, Dairy Maid, Swizzle, Chef, and Pronto, among others. The company is a merchandiser of consumer goods. Its operating segments are Manufacturing and Distribution, of which a majority of the revenue is derived from the Distribution segment.
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