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Patterson-UTI Energy (Patterson-UTI Energy) Interest Coverage

: 7.09 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Patterson-UTI Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $132 Mil. Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-19 Mil. Patterson-UTI Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

PTEN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.29   Med: 8.53   Max: 8.96
Current: 8.53


PTEN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.34% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs PTEN: 8.53

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


Patterson-UTI Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Patterson-UTI Energy'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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Patterson-UTI Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 5.29 8.53

Patterson-UTI Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.50 14.27 11.55 5.11 7.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Patterson-UTI Energy'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.


Patterson-UTI Energy Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Patterson-UTI Energy 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.

Patterson-UTI Energy'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, Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Expense was $-53 Mil. Its Operating Income was $451 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,276 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*450.873/-52.87
=8.53

Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Patterson-UTI Energy's Interest Expense was $-19 Mil. Its Operating Income was $132 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,276 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*132.496/-18.681
=7.09

* 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.


Patterson-UTI Energy  (NAS:PTEN) 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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Patterson-UTI Energy (Patterson-UTI Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10713 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 800, Houston, TX, USA, 77064
Patterson-UTI Energy is one of the largest land rig drilling contractors in the United States and maintains moderately sized pressure-pumping operations primarily in Texas and the Appalachian region, plus some modest operations in Colombia. It also provides directional drilling services and tool rental services in most U.S. onshore oil and gas basins.
Executives
Tiffany Thom Cepak director C/O PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC., 10713 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH, SU, HOUSTON TX 77064
Charles Andrew Smith officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 13627 COMELY LANE, HOUSTON TX 77079
Seth David Wexler officer: GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY 450 GEARS ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77067
James Carl Stewart director 1800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 450, HOUSTON TX 77056
James Michael Holcomb officer: President-Drilling Subsidiary 450 GEARS ROAD, SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77067
Amy H Nelson director 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Drummond Robert Wayne Jr director 1301 MCKINNEY ST, STE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Leslie Ann Beyer director C/O NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP., INC., 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
Gary M. Halverson director 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Matthew Gillard officer: President-Completions 3990 ROGERDALE RD., HOUSTON TX 77042
Blackstone Management Associates Vii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Bcp Vii/bep Ii Holdings Manager L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Energy Management Associates Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Bep Diamond Aggregator L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Ema Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154