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Clearway Energy (Clearway Energy) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Clearway Energy 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. Clearway Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9 Mil. Clearway Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-135 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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. Clearway Energy Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

CWEN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.64   Med: 0.99   Max: 1.44
Current: 0.83


CWEN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.42% of 324 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 2.985 vs CWEN: 0.83

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


Clearway Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearway Energy'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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Clearway Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Clearway Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.88 0.90 0.87 0.83

Clearway Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 0.33 0.42 2.75 1.98 -

Competitive Comparison of Clearway Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Clearway Energy'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.


Clearway Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



Clearway Energy 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.

Clearway Energy'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, Clearway Energy's Interest Expense was $-337 Mil. Its Operating Income was $279 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,106 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*279/-337
=0.83

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Clearway Energy's Interest Expense was $-135 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,106 Mil.

Clearway Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Clearway Energy  (NYSE:CWEN) 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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Clearway Energy (Clearway Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
Clearway Energy Inc is a publicly-traded energy infrastructure investor with a focus on investments in clean energy and owner of modern, sustainable and long-term contracted assets across North America. The company segments its operations into conventional power generation, renewables and thermal divisions.
Executives
Christopher S Sotos director CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC., 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Global Infrastructure Investors Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Se Totalenergies director, 10 percent owner 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, ARCHE NORD COUPOLE/REGNAULT, PARIS LA DEFENSE CEDEX I0 92078
Emmanuel Barrois director 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Guillaume Hediard director 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Vincent Stoquart director C/O SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 51 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Totalenergies Gestion Usa Sarl 10 percent owner LA DEFENSE 6 2 PLACE JEAN MILLIER, COURBEVOIE, HAUTS-DE-SEINE I0 92400
Totalenergies Holdings Usa, Inc. 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Renewables Usa, Llc 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Totalenergies Delaware, Inc. 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Zephyr Holdings Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Gip Iii Zephyr Midco Holdings, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Michael Taft Murphy officer: CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER 300 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Jennifer Elaine Lowry director 2 HOLLINS AVE, BALTIMORE MD 21210
E Stanley Oneal director MERRILL LYNCH CORPORATE SECRETARY, 222 BROADWAY, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038