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Energy Transfer Operating LP (Energy Transfer Operating LP) Interest Coverage : 2.47 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Energy Transfer Operating LP 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. Energy Transfer Operating LP's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was $1,421 Mil. Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2020 was $-576 Mil. Energy Transfer Operating LP's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 2.47. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. Energy Transfer Operating LP interest coverage is 2.53, which is low.

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

ETP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.99   Med: 2.42   Max: 3.45
Current: 2.53


ETP's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.72 vs ETP: 2.53

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


Energy Transfer Operating LP Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Energy Transfer Operating LP'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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Energy Transfer Operating LP Interest Coverage Chart

Energy Transfer Operating LP Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.04 2.42 3.45 3.23 2.53

Energy Transfer Operating LP Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 2.89 2.33 2.33 3.03 2.47

Competitive Comparison of Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Energy Transfer Operating LP'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.


Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Coverage falls into.



Energy Transfer Operating LP 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.

Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Expense was $-2,323 Mil. Its Operating Income was $5,879 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $52,182 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*5879/-2323
=2.53

Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2020, Energy Transfer Operating LP's Interest Expense was $-576 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,421 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $52,182 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*1421/-576
=2.47

* 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.


Energy Transfer Operating LP  (NYSE:ETP) 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 .


Energy Transfer Operating LP Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Energy Transfer Operating LP (Energy Transfer Operating LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Energy Transfer Operating LP is a diversified midstream energy company in the country with more than 86,000 miles of pipelines traversing approximately 38 states transporting the oil and gas products. Its core operations include transportation, storage and terminalling for natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, refined products and liquid natural gas. The operating business segments of the company are intrastate transportation and storage, interstate transportation and storage, midstream, NGL and refined products transportation and services, crude oil transportation and services, investment in Sunoco LP, investment in USAC, and Other. The crude oil transportation and services segment generates maximum revenue for the company.
Executives
Easter William H Iii director 370 17TH ST, STE 2500, DENVER CO 80202