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Helmerich & Payne (Helmerich & Payne) Interest Coverage : 25.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Helmerich & Payne 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. Helmerich & Payne's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $114 Mil. Helmerich & Payne's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4 Mil. Helmerich & Payne's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

HP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.81   Med: 19.52   Max: 222.05
Current: 29.43


HP's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
75.3% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.71 vs HP: 29.43

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


Helmerich & Payne Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helmerich & Payne'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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Helmerich & Payne Interest Coverage Chart

Helmerich & Payne Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.15 - - 0.81 30.89

Helmerich & Payne 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 31.74 38.01 32.98 21.05 25.97

Competitive Comparison of Helmerich & Payne's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Helmerich & Payne'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.


Helmerich & Payne's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Helmerich & Payne's Interest Coverage falls into.



Helmerich & Payne 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.

Helmerich & Payne's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Helmerich & Payne's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $534 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $586 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*533.829/-17.283
=30.89

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Helmerich & Payne's Interest Expense was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $545 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*113.531/-4.372
=25.97

* 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.


Helmerich & Payne  (NYSE:HP) 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 .


Helmerich & Payne Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Helmerich & Payne (Helmerich & Payne) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1437 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 1400, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74119
Helmerich & Payne has the largest fleet of U.S. land drilling rigs. The company's FlexRig line is the leading choice to drill horizontal wells for production of U.S. tight oil and gas. H&P is present in nearly every major U.S. shale play and also has a small but growing presence internationally.
Executives
Adams Raymond John Iii officer: SVP Sales, Marketing & Digital 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Hans Helmerich director C/O CIIRMAREX ENERGY CO, 707 17TH ST. #3300, DENVER CO 80202-3404
Elizabeth R Killinger director NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
John W Lindsay director, officer: President and CEO 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
John R. Bell officer: SVP, Int'l & Offshore Ops, sub 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Mark W. Smith officer: Senior VP and CFO 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Cara M. Hair officer: SVP, Corp. Services & CLO 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Sara Marie Momper officer: VP, CAO 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Michael Lennox officer: SVP, US Land Ops, drilling sub 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 140, TULSA OK 74119
Todd Willard Benson officer: President of H&P Technologies 1437 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Belgacem Chariag director TECHNO PARK, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI C0 00000
Mary M Vandeweghe director 1601 W. DIEHL ROAD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Kevin G. Cramton director 502 SAINT DAVIDS AVENUE, WAYNE PA 19087
Delaney Murchison Bellinger director 524 E. 24TH STREET, HOUSTON TX 77008
Jose Ramon Mas director 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134