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Transcorp Power (NSA:TRANSPOWER) Interest Coverage : 7.80 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Transcorp Power 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. Transcorp Power's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₦30,688 Mil. Transcorp Power's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was ₦-3,933 Mil. Transcorp Power's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 7.80. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

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

NSA:TRANSPOWER' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 10.72
Current: 10.72


NSA:TRANSPOWER's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.97% of 437 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.76 vs NSA:TRANSPOWER: 10.72

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


Transcorp Power Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transcorp Power'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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Transcorp Power Interest Coverage Chart

Transcorp Power Annual Data
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Transcorp Power Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.56 7.85 14.02 13.11 7.80

Competitive Comparison of Transcorp Power's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Transcorp Power'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.


Transcorp Power's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Transcorp Power's Interest Coverage falls into.



Transcorp Power 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.

Transcorp Power's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in . 20 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in . 20, Transcorp Power's Interest Expense was ₦0 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦0 Mil.

Transcorp Power had no debt (1).

Transcorp Power's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Transcorp Power's Interest Expense was ₦-3,933 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₦30,688 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦33,161 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*30688.234/-3932.922
=7.80

* 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.


Transcorp Power  (NSA:TRANSPOWER) 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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Transcorp Power Business Description

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Kilometer 12 warri patani road, Delta State, Ughelli, NGA
Transcorp Power PLC is engaged in power sector in Nigeria. It is a gas-fired open cycle thermal power plant located in Ughelli. It is fossil-fuel-based power-generating station in the country. The plant has an installed capacity of 972 MW and can generate 2,500 GWh of electricity annually. Transcorp power plant uses natural gas supplied by Nigeria, Nigeria Gas Infrastructure Company (NGIC) as the primary fuel for power generation. The Company has two operating segments: International - this segment is responsible for the sale of electric power to customers outside Nigeria and Local - this segment is responsible for the sale of electric power to customers within Nigeria. Key revenue is generated from Local sales.

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