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Woodside Energy Group (LSE:WDS) Interest Coverage : 17.63 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Woodside 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. Woodside Energy Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £1,857 Mil. Woodside Energy Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £-105 Mil. Woodside Energy Group's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 17.63. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LSE:WDS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 17.13   Max: 63.25
Current: 17.13


LSE:WDS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
71.98% of 728 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.075 vs LSE:WDS: 17.13

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


Woodside Energy Group Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Woodside 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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Woodside Energy Group Interest Coverage Chart

Woodside Energy Group 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 5.71 0.33 11.99 63.25 20.25

Woodside Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 41.42 89.90 24.65 16.65 17.63

Competitive Comparison of Woodside Energy Group's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Woodside 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.


Woodside Energy Group's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Woodside 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.

Woodside Energy Group'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, Woodside Energy Group's Interest Expense was £-204 Mil. Its Operating Income was £4,127 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £4,898 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4126.96/-203.82
=20.25

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

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2024, Woodside Energy Group's Interest Expense was £-105 Mil. Its Operating Income was £1,857 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £4,840 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*1856.532/-105.324
=17.63

* 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.


Woodside Energy Group  (LSE:WDS) 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 .


Woodside Energy Group Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Woodside Energy Group Business Description

Address
11 Mount Street, Mia Yellagonga, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Incorporated in 1954 and named after the small Victorian town of Woodside, Woodside's early exploration focus moved from Victoria's Gippsland Basin to Western Australia's Carnarvon Basin. First LNG production from the North West Shelf came in 1984. BHP Billiton and Shell each had 40% shareholdings before BHP sold out in 1994 and Shell sold down to 34%. In 2010, Shell further decreased its shareholding to 24%. Woodside has the potential to become the most LNG-leveraged company globally.

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