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SLTQY (SNGN Romgaz) Interest Coverage : 58.30 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is SNGN Romgaz 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. SNGN Romgaz's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $211 Mil. SNGN Romgaz's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-4 Mil. SNGN Romgaz's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 58.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SLTQY's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.64
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


SNGN Romgaz Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for SNGN Romgaz'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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SNGN Romgaz Interest Coverage Chart

SNGN Romgaz Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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SNGN Romgaz Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 71.95 - 134.36 74.19 58.30

Competitive Comparison of SNGN Romgaz's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, SNGN Romgaz'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.


SNGN Romgaz's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SNGN Romgaz's Interest Coverage falls into.



SNGN Romgaz 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.

SNGN Romgaz'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, SNGN Romgaz's Interest Expense was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $889 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $248 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*888.929/-5.967
=148.97

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, SNGN Romgaz's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $211 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $196 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*211.093/-3.621
=58.30

* 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.


SNGN Romgaz  (OTCPK:SLTQY) 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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SNGN Romgaz Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4 Constantin I. Motas Square, Sibiu County, Medias, ROU, 551130
SNGN Romgaz SA is Romania's largest natural gas producer and supplier, operating in 8 onshore exploration blocks. The company has upstream, storage, and electricity production segments, as well as other activities. Romgaz engages in various activities, including upstream operations like exploring natural gas reserves, producing and trading gas extracted from domestic or imported sources for resale. These activities are carried out by the head office, Media? and Mure? branches, and subsidiary Romgaz Black Sea Limited. Depogaz, a subsidiary of Romgaz, is responsible for storage activities. Iernut branch is involved in electricity production and distribution activities. Additionally, Romgaz performs other activities such as technological transport, operations on wells, and corporate.