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Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras) Interest Coverage : 7.57 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras 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. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,211 Mil. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-821 Mil. Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PBR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.92   Med: 3.68   Max: 16.06
Current: 10.83


PBR's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
61.76% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs PBR: 10.83

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


Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras'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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Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras Interest Coverage Chart

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras 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 3.11 3.16 6.12 16.06 10.79

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras 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 10.39 14.06 11.22 10.41 7.57

Competitive Comparison of Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras'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.


Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Interest Coverage falls into.



Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras 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.

Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras'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, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Interest Expense was $-3,586 Mil. Its Operating Income was $38,698 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50,592 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*38698.421/-3585.572
=10.79

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras's Interest Expense was $-821 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6,211 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50,592 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6211.047/-820.907
=7.57

* 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.


Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras  (NYSE:PBR) 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 .


Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras) Business Description

Address
Avenida Republica do Chile, 65, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20031-912
Petrobras is a Brazil-based integrated energy company controlled by the Brazilian government. The company focuses on exploration and production for oil and gas in Brazilian offshore fields. Production in 2022 was 2.7 million barrels of oil equivalent a day (80% oil production), and reserves stood at 10.5 billion boe (85% oil). At year-end 2022, Petrobras operated 11 refineries in Brazil with capacity of 1.9 million barrels a day and distributes refined products and natural gas throughout Brazil.

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