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Superior Plus (Superior Plus) Interest Coverage : 3.54 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Superior Plus 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. Superior Plus's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $97 Mil. Superior Plus's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-27 Mil. Superior Plus's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.54. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SUUIF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.25   Med: 2.25   Max: 3.3
Current: 2.16


SUUIF's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75.11% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.73 vs SUUIF: 2.16

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


Superior Plus Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Superior Plus'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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Superior Plus Interest Coverage Chart

Superior Plus 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 2.76 2.06 1.76 2.13 2.22

Superior Plus 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 4.53 8.83 - - 3.54

Competitive Comparison of Superior Plus's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Superior Plus'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.


Superior Plus's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Superior Plus 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.

Superior Plus'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, Superior Plus's Interest Expense was $-91 Mil. Its Operating Income was $203 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,794 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*202.967/-91.234
=2.22

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Superior Plus's Interest Expense was $-27 Mil. Its Operating Income was $97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,794 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*96.825/-27.355
=3.54

* 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.


Superior Plus  (OTCPK:SUUIF) 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 .


Superior Plus Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Superior Plus (Superior Plus) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Wellington Street West, Suite 401, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 3C7
Superior Plus Corp is a Canadian-based company that distributes energy and specialty chemicals. The company is organized into three business segments: U.S. Propane, Canadian Propane & Wholesale Propane, out of which the majority is from the U.S. Propane segment. The products & services offered by the company include wholesale procurement, distribution, related services for propane and other refined fuels, and supply of chemicals required by industries. The U.S. Propane segment distributes propane gas & liquid fuels along the Eastern U.S. & into the Midwest and California. The Canadian Propane segment includes the Canadian retail business with operations across Canada. The Wholesale Propane segment is the wholesale business with operations in Canada & the Western United States.