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ONEOK (OKE) Interest Coverage : 3.69 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ONEOK 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. ONEOK's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,124 Mil. ONEOK's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-305 Mil. ONEOK's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OKE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.58   Med: 3.37   Max: 4.88
Current: 4.87


OKE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
59.4% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs OKE: 4.87

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


ONEOK Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ONEOK'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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ONEOK Interest Coverage Chart

ONEOK 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 3.90 2.76 3.54 4.15 4.88

ONEOK 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 4.55 9.02 4.09 4.01 3.69

Competitive Comparison of ONEOK's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, ONEOK'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.


ONEOK's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



ONEOK 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.

ONEOK'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, ONEOK's Interest Expense was $-866 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4,230 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21,257 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4230/-866
=4.88

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ONEOK's Interest Expense was $-305 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,124 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21,257 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1124/-305
=3.69

* 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.


ONEOK  (NYSE:OKE) 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 .


ONEOK Interest Coverage Related Terms

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ONEOK (OKE) Business Description

Address
100 West Fifth Street, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74103
Oneok provides natural gas gathering, processing, storage, and transportation as well as natural gas liquids transportation and fractionation. It owns extensive assets in the midcontinent, Permian, and Rocky Mountain regions.
Executives
Eduardo A Rodriguez director 100 WEST FIFTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Lyndon C Taylor officer: See Remarks 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
James R Hoskin officer: See Remarks ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, SUITE 2800, TULSA OK 74172
Wayne Thomas Smith director 1940 AIR PRODUCTS BLVD., ALLENTOWN PA 18106
Lori Gobillot director 5103 CITY WEST BLVD., 4TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77042
Janet L. Hogan officer: Senior Vice President HR 2307 OREGON STREET, OSHKOSH WI 54902
Pierce Norton director, officer: President & CEO 100 W. 5TH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Brian L Derksen director 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103
Scott D Schingen officer: Senior VP Operations 100 WEST 5TH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Mark W Helderman director 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74102
Mary M Spears officer: VP & CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103
Gary David Parker director 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103
Terry K Spencer officer: OKS - COO 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103
John William Gibson director, officer: CEO 100 WEST FIFTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Hulse Walter S Iii officer: EVP STRATEGIC PLNG & CORP DEV 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103

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