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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Interest Coverage : 3.20 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Connecticut Water Service 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. Connecticut Water Service's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $10.4 Mil. Connecticut Water Service's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2019 was $-3.2 Mil. Connecticut Water Service's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 3.20. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


CTWS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Connecticut Water Service Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Connecticut Water Service'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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Connecticut Water Service Interest Coverage Chart

Connecticut Water Service Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.10 3.64 4.22 3.66 3.22

Connecticut Water Service Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 3.84 6.07 1.33 1.79 3.20

Competitive Comparison of Connecticut Water Service's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Connecticut Water Service'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.


Connecticut Water Service's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Connecticut Water Service's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Connecticut Water Service's Interest Coverage falls into.



Connecticut Water Service 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.

Connecticut Water Service's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Connecticut Water Service's Interest Expense was $-10.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $35.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $257.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2018 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2018 )
=-1*35.171/-10.924
=3.22

Connecticut Water Service's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2019, Connecticut Water Service's Interest Expense was $-3.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $256.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=-1*10.398/-3.247
=3.20

* 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.


Connecticut Water Service  (NAS:CTWS) 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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Connecticut Water Service (Connecticut Water Service) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
93 West Main Street, Clinton, CT, USA, 06413
Connecticut Water Service Inc is a water utility that operates in the northeastern region of the United States, specifically Connecticut and Maine. The company has various subsidiaries and divisions, including water operations, which supplies public drinking water; real estate transactions, which sells real estate holdings; and service rentals, which sells contracted water and wastewater services. The major customers of the firm are residential, commercial, fire protection, public authority, and industrial entities. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from its water operations segment and residential customers.
Executives
Ellen C Wolf director C/O AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC, 1025 LAUREL OAK RD P O BOX 1770, VOORHEES NJ 08043
Maureen P Westbrook officer: VP, Customer & Reg Affairs 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
A Kristen Johnson officer: V.P. Human Resources C/O CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE, INC., 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Mary Ann Hanley director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Carol P Wallace director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
Hunt Heather director 93 WEST MAIN STREET, CLINTON CT 06413
David C Benoit officer: President & CEO 93 WEST MAIN ST, CLINTON CT 06413
Eric W Thornburg director, officer: President/CEO/Chairman 13165 TEN OAK COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
Judith Kelly officer: Div. Pres. Maine Water C/O NORTHEAST BANK, 500 CANAL STREET, LEWISTON ME 04240

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