Sempra (LTS:0L5A) Interest Coverage

: 2.17 (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. Sempra's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $680 Mil. Sempra's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-314 Mil. Sempra's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.17. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

LTS:0L5A' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.33 Med: 2.73 Max: 3.42
Current: 2.84

LTS:0L5A's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
61.09% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs LTS:0L5A: 2.84

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

Sempra Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sempra'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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Sempra Annual Data

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Dec23

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2.44

2.62

2.38

2.43

2.84

Sempra 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															1.41	4.45	2.50	1.96	2.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Sempra'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.

Sempra Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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

Sempra 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.

Sempra'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, Sempra's Interest Expense was $-1,309 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,715 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27,759 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	3715	/	-1309
	=	2.84

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Sempra's Interest Expense was $-314 Mil. Its Operating Income was $680 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27,759 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	680	/	-314
	=	2.17

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Sempra (LTS:0L5A) 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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Sempra (LTS:0L5A) Business Description

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Address

488 8th Avenue, San Diego, CA, USA, 92101

Website

https://www.sempra.com

Sempra Energy serves one of the largest utility customer bases in the United States. It distributes natural gas and electricity in Southern California and owns 80% of Oncor, a transmission and distribution business in Texas. SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric distribute gas to more than 20 million customers, while Oncor serves more than 10 million Texas customers. Sempra Infrastructure partners, of which Sempra holds a controlling ownership, owns and operates liquefied natural gas facilities in North America and infrastructure in Mexico.

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