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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Interest Coverage : 3.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Via Renewables 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. Via Renewables's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.6 Mil. Via Renewables's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.4 Mil. Via Renewables's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VIA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.76   Med: 7.99   Max: 37.37
Current: 6.76


VIA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
66.52% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs VIA: 6.76

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


Via Renewables Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Via Renewables'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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Via Renewables Interest Coverage Chart

Via Renewables 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 4.21 34.36 1.76 5.57 6.77

Via Renewables 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 - - 15.05 12.70 3.98

Competitive Comparison of Via Renewables's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Via Renewables'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.


Via Renewables's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Via Renewables 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.

Via Renewables'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, Via Renewables's Interest Expense was $-6.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $46.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*46.472/-6.869
=6.77

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Via Renewables's Interest Expense was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5.618/-1.41
=3.98

* 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.


Via Renewables  (NAS:VIA) 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 .


Via Renewables Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12140 Wickchester Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
Via Renewables Inc is an independent retail energy services company. It provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for natural gas and electricity. Via Renewables offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives. Its segments are Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The key revenue is derived from the Retail Electricity segment in which the company purchase electricity supply through physical and financial transactions with market counterparties and ISOs and supplies electricity to residential and commercial consumers pursuant to fixed-price and variable-price contracts.
Executives
Andrew Stephen Kennedy director 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Maxwell W Keith Iii director, 10 percent owner 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Amanda Bush director 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77057
Barbara Clay officer: Acting General Counsel and Sec C/O GOOD COUNSEL SERVICES, LLC, 111 FARMS ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06903
Mike Barajas officer: Chief Financial Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Paul Konikowski officer: Chief Operating Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Jones James G Ii director 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Evans Nick W Jr director 6205 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kevin M Mcminn officer: Chief Operating Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Nathan Kroeker director, officer: See Remarks 12160 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Gil Melman officer: See Remarks 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Jason K. Garrett officer: Executive Vice President 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77042
Robert Lawrence Lane officer: Vice President and CFO 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Kenneth Michael Hartwick director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Electric Holdco, Llc 10 percent owner 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079