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Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.
XPAR:GEA'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 60.12 Med: 271.67 Max: 1559.38
Current: 79.17
XPAR:GEA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 78.65% of 2323
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 14.8
vs XPAR:GEA: 79.17
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) (XPAR:GEA) 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 .
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Interest Coverage Related Terms
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Interest Coverage Historical 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.
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.
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Interest Coverage Chart
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Annual Data
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Interest Coverage Competitor Comparison
For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'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.
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Interest Coverage vs Industrial Products Industry
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) 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:
* 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.
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) (XPAR:GEA) has a Interest Coverage of 98.41 as of Sep. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) and its competitors. This is 64% below median its historical median of 271.67. Over the past decade, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s Interest Coverage has ranged from 60.12 to 1,559.38. According to the industry distribution chart, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) ranks #496 out of 2323 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 21.4%.
Is GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s Interest Coverage too high?
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s current Interest Coverage of 98.41 is 64% below median its 10-year median of 271.67. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 60.12 to a high of 1,559.38. The Industrial Products industry median Interest Coverage is 14.80. GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s value of 98.41 is 564.9% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) ranks #496 out of 2323 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s Interest Coverage compare to competitors?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) ranks #496 out of 2323 companies for Interest Coverage. This places GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) in the top 21% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 14.80. GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s value of 98.41 is 564.9% above this benchmark. Historically, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s own Interest Coverage has ranged from 60.12 to 1,559.38 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 271.67 vs. the industry median of 14.80, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) 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 an Industrial Products company?
The median Interest Coverage among Industrial Products companies is 14.80, based on 2,323 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. GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s current Interest Coverage of 98.41 is 564.9% 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 GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Interest Coverage is 14.80 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s current Interest Coverage is 98.41, which is 64% below median its own 10-year median of 271.67. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) (XPAR:GEA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €83.02, compared to a current price of €79.50 — trading 4.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 98.41, which is 64% below median its 10-year median of 271.67 and 564.9% above the Industrial Products industry median of 14.80. GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes)'s overall GF Score™ is 88/100 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 GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) (XPAR:GEA), the current Interest Coverage is 98.41 as of Sep. 2025. 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 GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) (XPAR:GEA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €79.50 is trading 4.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €83.02.
GuruFocus considers GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for XPAR:GEA:
Interest Coverage: 98.41 (64% below median its 10-year median of 271.67)
GF Value™: €83.02 vs. price of €79.50 (4.2% below fair value)
Industry Position: 564.9% above the Industrial Products median (#496 of 2323)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XPAR:GEA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) Business Description
GEA (Grenobloise d'Electronique et d'Automatismes) is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, developing, integrating, installing and maintaining toll collection systems as well as it also provides parking revenue collection systems. Its products include automatic ticket issuing machine, manual toll terminals, automatic payment machines, plaza computer systems and central systems.
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