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Cheniere Energy (Cheniere Energy) Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation : $25,835 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cheniere Energy Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation?

Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is the debt and capital lease obligation due more than 12 months in the future. Cheniere Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25,835 Mil.

LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset is a measurement representing the percentage of a corporation's assets that are financed with loans and financial obligations lasting more than one year. The ratio provides a general measure of the financial position of a company, including its ability to meet financial requirements for outstanding loans. It is calculated as a company's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divides by its Total Assets. Cheniere Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25,835 Mil. Cheniere Energy's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $43,076 Mil. Cheniere Energy's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.60.

Cheniere Energy's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset declined from Dec. 2022 (0.64) to Dec. 2023 (0.60). It may suggest that Cheniere Energy is progressively becoming less dependent on debt to grow their business.


Cheniere Energy Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cheniere Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation 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.

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Cheniere Energy Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Chart

Cheniere Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
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Cheniere Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Cheniere Energy Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Calculation

Long-Term Debt is the debt due more than 12 months in the future. The debt can be owed to banks or bondholders. Some companies issue bonds to investors and pay interest on the bonds.

Long-Term Capital Lease Obligation represents the total liability for long-term leases lasting over one year. It's amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term less lease payments during the lease term.

The interest paid on companies' debt is reflected in the income statement as interest expense. If a company has too much debt and it cannot serve the interest payment on the debt or repay the matured debt, the company risks bankruptcy. Peter Lynch famously said: A company that does not have debt cannot go bankrupt.

A company's long term debt may have different dates of maturity and interest rates, depending on the terms.

Usually a company issues long term debt to pay for its capital expenditures. Borrowing allows the company to do things that otherwise cannot be done with only the capital it has. But debt can be risky.


Cheniere Energy  (NYSE:LNG) Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Explanation

LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset is a measurement representing the percentage of a corporation's assets that are financed with loans and financial obligations lasting more than one year. The ratio provides a general measure of the financial position of a company, including its ability to meet financial requirements for outstanding loans. A year-over-year decrease in this metric would suggest the company is progressively becoming less dependent on debt to grow their business.

Cheniere Energy's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=25835/43076
=0.60

* 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.

Buffett says that durable competitive advantages carry little to no long-term debt because the company is so profitable that even expansions or acquisitions are self financed.

We are interested in long term debt load for the last ten years. If the ten years of operation show little to no long term debt, then the company has some kind of strong competitive advantage.

Warren Buffett's historic purchases indicate that on any given year, the company should have sufficient yearly net earnings to pay all long term within 3 or 4 year earnings period. (e.g. Coke + Moody's = 1yr)

Companies with enough earning power to pay long term debt in less than 3 or 4 years is a good candidate in our search for long term competitive advantage.

BUT, these companies are targets for leveraged buy outs, which saddles the business with long term debt.

If all else indicates the company has a moat, but it has ton of debt, a leveraged buyout may have created the debt. In these cases the company's bonds offer the better bet, in that the company’s earnings power is focused on paying off the debt and not growth.

Important: little or no long term debt often means a Good Long Term Bet


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Cheniere Energy (Cheniere Energy) Business Description

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700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Cheniere Energy owns and operates the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas terminal via its stake in Cheniere Partners. It also owns the Corpus Christi LNG terminals as well as Cheniere Marketing, which markets LNG using Cheniere's gas volumes.
Executives
Denise Gray director 7450 N. MCCORMICK BLVD., SKOKIE IL 60076
Matthew Jk Runkle director 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Vicky A Bailey director 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVNUE, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Grindal Corey officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Brian E Edwards director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Aaron D. Stephenson officer: SVP, Operations 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
G Andrea Botta director 14 EAST 75TH ST #8A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Scott Bennett Peak director 1200 SMITH STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Neal A Shear director 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
David L Slack officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Lorraine Mitchelmore director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patricia K Collawn director 414 SILVER AVE SW MS 1275, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102-3289
David B Kilpatrick director 35 HARBOR RIDGE DR., SUITE 4800, NEWORT BEACH CA 92660
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Nuno Brandolini director 717 TEXAS AVE., SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002

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