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Summer Energy Holdings (Summer Energy Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0.80 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Summer Energy 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. Summer Energy Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.0 Mil. Summer Energy Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.5 Mil. Summer Energy Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

SUME' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07   Med: 3.79   Max: 5.19
Current: 1.91


SUME's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.42% of 447 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.77 vs SUME: 1.91

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


Summer Energy Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Summer Energy 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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Summer Energy Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Summer Energy Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 4.87 - 1.91

Summer Energy Holdings Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 - 15.28 - - 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Summer Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Summer Energy 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.


Summer Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Summer Energy 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.

Summer Energy Holdings'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, Summer Energy Holdings's Interest Expense was $-6.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $12.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*12.26/-6.429
=1.91

Summer Energy Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Summer Energy Holdings's Interest Expense was $-2.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.021/-2.515
=0.80

* 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.


Summer Energy Holdings  (OTCPK:SUME) 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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Summer Energy Holdings (Summer Energy Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5847 San Felipe Street, Suite 3700, Houston, TX, USA, 77057
Summer Energy Holdings Inc operates as a retail electricity provider. It sells electricity and provides related billing, customer service, collections, and remittance services to residential and commercial customers. The company derives revenue from the sale of electricity to residential and small commercial customers.
Executives
Jaleea Pyle George director, officer: CFO, Secretary 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, #3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
James P Stapleton director
Andrew Bursten director 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Jeffery Mace Meeks director 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Tom Davis Oleary director, 10 percent owner 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, #3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Stuart Charles Gaylor director 7807 MAIN STREET, HOUSTON TX 77030
Neil Leibman director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, #3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Kelli Jean Mitchell officer: Chief Operating Officer 5847 SAN FELIPE STREET, SUITE 3700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Albert Jr Larose director 24918 PALMER COVE DRIVE, SPRING TX 77389
Angela Hanley officer: Sr VP of Operations & Mktg 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Maa Holdings, Ltd. 10 percent owner 515 W. FRIAR TUCK LANE, HOUSTON TX 77024
Michael D Vanderhoof director PO BOX 715, OAKLEY UT 84055
Tom M. Davis Family Lands Trust 10 percent owner 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Meryl Lee Roberts 10 percent owner 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057
Andrew J. Priest director 800 BERING DRIVE, SUITE 260, HOUSTON TX 77057

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