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Suedzucker AGXTER:SZU +0.36%71 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of May. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 8.43. GuruFocus rates XTER:SZU with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of €9.89 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,511 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Suedzucker AG ranks worse than 92.92% 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. Suedzucker AG's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was €62 Mil. Suedzucker AG's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was €0 Mil.
Suedzucker AG has no debt.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
(1) 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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Suedzucker AG's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
XTER:SZU'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.73 Med: 8.43 Max: 12.49
Current: 0.96
XTER:SZU's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 92.92% of 1511
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 8.61
vs XTER:SZU: 0.96
Suedzucker AG (XTER:SZU) 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 .
Suedzucker AG Interest Coverage Related Terms
Suedzucker AG Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Suedzucker AG'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.
XTER:SZU vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Suedzucker AG'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.
Suedzucker AG Interest Coverage vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Suedzucker AG's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Suedzucker AG'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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Suedzucker AG (XTER:SZU) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of May. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Suedzucker AG and its competitors. This is 88% below median its historical median of 8.43. Over the past decade, Suedzucker AG's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.73 to 12.49. According to the industry distribution chart, Suedzucker AG ranks #1404 out of 1511 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 92.9%.
Is Suedzucker AG's Interest Coverage too high?
Suedzucker AG's current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 88% below median its 10-year median of 8.43. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.73 to a high of 12.49. Based on the distribution chart, Suedzucker AG ranks #1404 out of 1511 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Suedzucker AG has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Suedzucker AG's Interest Coverage compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Suedzucker AG ranks #1404 out of 1511 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Suedzucker AG in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 8.61. Historically, Suedzucker AG's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.73 to 12.49 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 Suedzucker AG 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. Suedzucker AG's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 88% below median its own 10-year median of 8.43. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Suedzucker AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Suedzucker AG (XTER:SZU) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €9.89, compared to a current price of €11.14 — trading 12.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 88% below median its 10-year median of 8.43. Suedzucker AG's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 6 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 Suedzucker AG (XTER:SZU), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of May. 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 Suedzucker AG (XTER:SZU) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Suedzucker AG stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €11.14 is trading 12.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €9.89.
GuruFocus considers Suedzucker AG to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XTER:SZU:
Interest Coverage: No Debt (1) (88% below median its 10-year median of 8.43)
GF Value™: €9.89 vs. price of €11.14 (12.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XTER:SZU stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Suedzucker AG has five segments: Sugar, Special products, Crop energies, starch, and Fruit. The Sugar segment produces Sugar, sugar specialty products, animal feed, and fertilizer. Special products produce frozen pizzas, baguettes, snacks, pasta, food ingredients, animal feed, starch, and pharmaceuticals. Crop energies produce bioethanol, protein-based food, and liquid carbon dioxide. The fruit segment makes juice concentrates, pure juice, wines, and beverage bases. Suedzucker sells its products to retailers and companies in the food, beverage, agriculture, paper, textile, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, animal feed, and petroleum industries. Germany is Suedzucker's primary market, and the company generates the majority of its revenue in European Union countries.
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