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Ameren (Ameren) Interest Coverage

: 1.73 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Ameren's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $264 Mil. Ameren's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-153 Mil. Ameren's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.73. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Ameren Corp interest coverage is 2.75, which is low.

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

AEE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.75   Med: 3.42   Max: 3.68
Current: 2.75


AEE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
62.27% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.665 vs AEE: 2.75

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


Ameren Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ameren'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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Ameren Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.33 3.10 3.48 3.12 2.75

Ameren Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.12 2.76 2.46 4.04 1.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Ameren'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.


Ameren Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Ameren 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.

Ameren'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, Ameren's Interest Expense was $-566 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,558 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,121 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1558/-566
=2.75

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ameren's Interest Expense was $-153 Mil. Its Operating Income was $264 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,121 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*264/-153
=1.73

* 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.


Ameren  (NYSE:AEE) 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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Ameren (Ameren) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1901 Chouteau Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63103
Ameren owns rate-regulated generation, transmission, and distribution networks that deliver electricity and natural gas in Missouri and Illinois. It serves more than 2.4 million electricity customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers.
Executives
Rafael Flores director 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Michael L Moehn other: Vice President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Fadi M Diya officer: SVP & CNO of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166
Chonda J Nwamu other: SVP & Deputy General Counsel 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Mark C Lindgren officer: VP & Chief HR Officer of Sub 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, PO BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Warner L Baxter officer: EVP and CFO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Gwendolyn G Mizell other: Chief Sustain & Diversity 800 S HANLEY SUITE 8D, CLAYTON MO 63105
Leonard P Singh other: Chrmn and Pres-Elect of sub 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, PO BOX 66149, ST LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Mark C Birk other: Vice President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVE MC-1310, ST LOUIS MO 63103
Martin J Lyons officer: Executive VP & CFO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Richard J Mark other: Vice President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Shawn E Schukar other: Chmn & President of Subsidiary 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Theresa A Shaw officer: SVP, Finance and CAO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166-6149
Bruce A Steinke officer: SVP, Finance & CAO 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE, P.O. BOX 66149, ST. LOUIS MO 63166
Mackay Leo S. Jr. director C/O COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORP., 300 FRANK W. BURR BLVD., STE. 36, 6 FL., TEANECK NJ 07666

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