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Hawaiian Electric Co (Hawaiian Electric Co) Interest Coverage : 3.46 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Hawaiian Electric Co 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. Hawaiian Electric Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $64.43 Mil. Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-18.60 Mil. Hawaiian Electric Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.46. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HAWEL.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 2.65   Max: 5
Current: 1.9


HAWEL.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.78 vs HAWEL.PFD: 1.90

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


Hawaiian Electric Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hawaiian Electric Co'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.

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Hawaiian Electric Co Interest Coverage Chart

Hawaiian Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.79 4.13 4.10 4.15 3.79

Hawaiian Electric Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 4.02 3.81 3.44 3.89 3.46

Competitive Comparison of Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Hawaiian Electric Co'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.


Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Hawaiian Electric Co 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.

Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Expense was $-80.94 Mil. Its Operating Income was $306.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,327.35 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*306.461/-80.939
=3.79

Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Hawaiian Electric Co's Interest Expense was $-18.60 Mil. Its Operating Income was $64.43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,285.57 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*64.427/-18.599
=3.46

* 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.


Hawaiian Electric Co  (OTCPK:HAWEL.PFD) 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 .


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Hawaiian Electric Co (Hawaiian Electric Co) Business Description

Address
900 Richards Street, Honolulu, HI, USA, 96813
Hawaiian Electric Co Inc operates in the electric utility division. The business activity of the group includes producing, purchasing, distributing and selling of electricity on the islands of Oahu; Hawaii and Maui, Lanai and Molokai. It serves various suburban communities, resorts, U.S. Armed Forces installations, and agricultural operations.
Executives
Paul K Ito officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer 822 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Mary E Kipp director 100 N STANTON, EL PASO TX 79901
Joseph P Viola officer: SVP Cust., Legal & Reg Affairs P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Shannon Asato officer: Controller PO BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Jason E Benn officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer PO BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Toby B. Taniguchi director P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96813
Alana K. Pakkala director P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96813
James A Ajello director C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Kevin Michael Burke director C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Ronald R. Cox officer: SVP, Operations C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Kimura Shelee M.t. officer: SVP, Bus Dev & Strat Planning C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Ching Colton K. officer: SVP, Planning & Technology C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Seu Scott W.h. officer: SVP, Public Affairs C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Richard J Dahl director DOLE FOOD CO, 1 DOLE DRIVE, WESTLAKE CA 91362
Susan A. Li officer: SVP, GC, CCO & CORP SEC C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808

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