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Iberdrola (Iberdrola) Interest Coverage : 4.32 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Iberdrola 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. Iberdrola's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,892 Mil. Iberdrola's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1,131 Mil. Iberdrola's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.32. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

IBDRY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 5.03   Max: 6.87
Current: 5.5


IBDRY's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.9% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.695 vs IBDRY: 5.50

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


Iberdrola Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Iberdrola'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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Iberdrola Interest Coverage Chart

Iberdrola 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 5.90 6.10 6.87 4.98 4.66

Iberdrola Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.64 2.39 2.09 - 4.32

Competitive Comparison of Iberdrola's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Iberdrola'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.


Iberdrola's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Iberdrola 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.

Iberdrola'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, Iberdrola's Interest Expense was $-2,258 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10,516 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53,597 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10515.812/-2258.451
=4.66

Iberdrola's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Iberdrola's Interest Expense was $-1,131 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4,892 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $39,211 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4891.848/-1131.196
=4.32

* 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.


Iberdrola  (OTCPK:IBDRY) 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 .


Iberdrola Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Iberdrola (Iberdrola) Business Description

Address
Plaza Euskadi Number 5, Biscay, Bilbao, ESP, 48009
Iberdrola is one of the largest utilities in the world with electric utility operations in nearly 40 countries. The company has a 54-gigawatt portfolio of hydro, wind, natural gas, and nuclear power plants. It is the largest owner of wind farms in the world, representing nearly 40% of its portfolio. Although the company has recently developed or acquired distribution and power generation assets in other geographic areas, Spain is still home to around 50% of its power generation capacity. Iberdrola also owns and operates electricity and distribution networks in Spain, the U.K., Brazil, and the U.S.

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