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Edison International (Edison International) Interest Coverage : 1.86 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Edison International 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. Edison International's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $792 Mil. Edison International's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-426 Mil. Edison International's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.86. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Edison International interest coverage is 1.63, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Edison International's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

EIX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07   Med: 2.32   Max: 4.69
Current: 1.63


EIX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
82.58% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs EIX: 1.63

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


Edison International Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Edison International'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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Edison International Interest Coverage Chart

Edison International 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 2.32 1.07 1.67 1.31 1.63

Edison International Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 2.15 1.72 1.85 1.14 1.86

Competitive Comparison of Edison International's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Edison International'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.


Edison International's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Edison International's Interest Coverage falls into.



Edison International 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.

Edison International'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, Edison International's Interest Expense was $-1,612 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,628 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31,417 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2628/-1612
=1.63

Edison International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Edison International's Interest Expense was $-426 Mil. Its Operating Income was $792 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31,417 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*792/-426
=1.86

* 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.


Edison International  (NYSE:EIX) 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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Edison International (Edison International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, P.O. Box 976, Rosemead, CA, USA, 91770
Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, an electric utility that distributes electricity to 5 million customers in a 50,000-square-mile area of Southern California, excluding Los Angeles. Edison Energy owns interests in nonutility businesses that deal in energy-related products and services. In 2014, Edison International sold its wholesale power generation subsidiary Edison Mission Energy out of bankruptcy to NRG Energy.
Executives
Caroline Choi officer: Senior Vice President 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Kara Gostenhofer Ryan officer: VP, CAO and Controller 1111 LOUISIANA STREET, # 4600, HOUSTON TX 77002
J Andrew Murphy officer: Senior Vice President 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Chang Vanessa C L director P O BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Kate Sturgess officer: Vice President and Controller 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Natalie K Schilling officer: SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Marcy L. Reed director 84 SOUTH SHORE DR, STURBRIDGE MA 01566
Jill Charlotte Anderson officer: Executive Vice President, SCE 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Peter J. Taylor director 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Keith Trent director 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Carey A. Smith director 6210 ARDREY KELL ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Steven D Powell officer: Executive Vice President, SCE 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Jeanne Beliveau-dunn director C/O XYLEM INC., 1 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, RYE BROOK NY 10573
Ronald L Litzinger officer: Chairman, Pres. & CEO of EMG P.O. BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Timothy O'toole director 55 BROADWAY, LONDON X0 SW1H OBD

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