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Lopez Holdings (PHS:LPZ) Interest Coverage : 4.44 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Lopez Holdings 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. Lopez Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₱10,740 Mil. Lopez Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₱-2,417 Mil. Lopez Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.44. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PHS:LPZ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.89   Med: 3.96   Max: 5.23
Current: 4.01


PHS:LPZ's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.04% of 324 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 2.975 vs PHS:LPZ: 4.01

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


Lopez Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lopez Holdings'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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Lopez Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Lopez Holdings 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 3.99 4.51 5.23 4.44 3.92

Lopez Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 4.12 3.78 3.29 4.67 4.44

Competitive Comparison of Lopez Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Lopez Holdings'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.


Lopez Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Lopez Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Lopez Holdings 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.

Lopez Holdings'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, Lopez Holdings's Interest Expense was ₱-8,837 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₱34,662 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱143,098 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*34662/-8837
=3.92

Lopez Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Lopez Holdings's Interest Expense was ₱-2,417 Mil. Its Operating Income was ₱10,740 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱137,544 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*10740/-2417
=4.44

* 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.


Lopez Holdings  (PHS:LPZ) 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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Lopez Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Sheridan Corner United Street, 16/Floor, North Tower, Rockwell Business Center Sheridan, Highway Hills, Mandaluyong, PHL, 1550
Lopez Holdings Corp is a diversified conglomerate with primary interests in power generation, especially in the development of clean, indigenous and/or renewable energy sources and in multimedia communications, including broadcast, cable, and telecom. The company derives the vast majority of its revenue in the Philippines. Lopez Holding operates four business segments that include Power generation; Real estate development; Energy Solutions and Construction and other services. The power generation segment generates the majority of the revenue for the firm.

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