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Snam SpA (LTS:0NQP) Interest Coverage : 5.78 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Snam SpA 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. Snam SpA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €393 Mil. Snam SpA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was €-68 Mil. Snam SpA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.78. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0NQP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.14   Med: 6.51   Max: 30.34
Current: 5.3


LTS:0NQP's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
60.63% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.75 vs LTS:0NQP: 5.30

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


Snam SpA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Snam SpA'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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Snam SpA Interest Coverage Chart

Snam SpA 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 7.24 8.52 12.17 9.07 5.75

Snam SpA 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 5.33 8.86 6.19 5.78 1.67

Competitive Comparison of Snam SpA's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Snam SpA'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.


Snam SpA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Snam SpA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Snam SpA 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.

Snam SpA's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Snam SpA's Interest Expense was €-152 Mil. Its Operating Income was €1,379 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €11,923 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*1379/-152
=9.07

Snam SpA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Snam SpA's Interest Expense was €-68 Mil. Its Operating Income was €393 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14,336 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*393/-68
=5.78

* 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.


Snam SpA  (LTS:0NQP) 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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Snam SpA (LTS:0NQP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Piazza Santa Barbara, 7, San Donato Milanese, Milan, ITA, 20097
Snam operates a network of about 38,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines in Italy and abroad. It also holds 17.1% of European gas storage capacity and 6.5 billion cubic meters of LNG regasification capacity. Snam is investing in hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiencies to prepare for the energy transition. Snam became independent from Eni in 2012 after the latter sold its stake to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, a financial institution controlled by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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