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Good Energy Group (LSE:GOOD) Interest Coverage : 12.31 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Good Energy Group 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. Good Energy Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £2.1 Mil. Good Energy Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £-0.2 Mil. Good Energy Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 12.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:GOOD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.21   Med: 1.67   Max: 23.16
Current: 19.44


LSE:GOOD's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
88.62% of 325 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.03 vs LSE:GOOD: 19.44

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


Good Energy Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Good Energy Group'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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Good Energy Group Interest Coverage Chart

Good Energy Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.25 4.17 6.18 23.16 19.44

Good Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 25.70 83.61 - 26.00 12.31

Competitive Comparison of Good Energy Group's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Good Energy Group'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.


Good Energy Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Good Energy Group's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Good Energy Group's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Good Energy Group 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.

Good Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Good Energy Group's Interest Expense was £-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was £6.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £5.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*6.902/-0.355
=19.44

Good Energy Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2024, Good Energy Group's Interest Expense was £-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was £2.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £5.4 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*2.092/-0.17
=12.31

* 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.


Good Energy Group  (LSE:GOOD) 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 .


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Good Energy Group Business Description

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Address
Monkton Park Offices, Monkton Park, Chippenham, Wiltshire, GBR, SN15 1GH
Good Energy Group PLC is a developer and supplier of electricity in the United Kingdom. The company is engaged in the purchase and sale of electricity from renewable sources, the sale of gas, services relating to micro-renewable generation, solar and heat pump installation services and the sale of EV market data services. Its segments are Electricity Supply, FiT Administration, Gas Supply, Energy as a Service (including Zap-map, Good Energy Works, and Wessex ECOEnergy), and Holding companies. The company generates a vast majority of its revenues from Electricity Supply companies.