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Epsilon Energy (Epsilon Energy) Interest Coverage

: 189.00 (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. Epsilon Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.70 Mil. Epsilon Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01 Mil. Epsilon Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 189.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Epsilon Energy Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

EPSN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6   Med: 59.22   Max: 916.71
Current: 85.86


EPSN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
83% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs EPSN: 85.86

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


Epsilon Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Epsilon 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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Epsilon Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 59.22 6.80 200.79 916.71 85.85

Epsilon 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 573.35 118.71 32.26 83.00 189.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Epsilon 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.


Epsilon Energy Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Epsilon 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.

Epsilon 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, Epsilon Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income was $6.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.48 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*6.868/-0.08
=85.85

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Epsilon Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.48 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1.701/-0.009
=189.00

* 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.


Epsilon Energy  (NAS:EPSN) 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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Epsilon Energy (Epsilon Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Epsilon Energy Ltd is engaged in the acquisition, development, gathering, and production of natural gas and oil reserves. The operating segments of the company include Upstream segment activities include acquisition, development, and production of natural gas reserves on properties within the United States. The Gas Gathering segment partners with two other companies to operate a natural gas gathering system, and the corporate segment activities include corporate listing and governance functions of the corporation. The company generates revenue from the sale of crude oil and natural gas.
Executives
Jason Stabell director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 16945 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1610, HOUSTON TX 77060
Solas Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Jason Stankowski director 3160 COLLEGE AVE, SUITE 203, BERKELEY CA 94705
Nicola L Maddox director 6331 CONCHO BAY DR, HOUSTON TX 77041
Andrew Williamson officer: Chief Financial Officer 16945 NORTHCHASE DR., SUITE 1610, HOUSTON TX 77060
John Lovoi director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
David W Winn director 5217 HOLLY ST., BELLAIRE TX 77401
Tucker Golden Frederick 10 percent owner C/O SOLAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 1063 POST ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Bruce Lane Bond officer: Chief Financial Officer 6206 CORAL RIDGE RD., HOUSTON TX 77069
Stephen Finlayson director 3621 TIMBERSIDE CIRCLE DR., HOUSTON TX 77025
Ryan Roebuck director 16701 GREENSPOINT PARK DR., SUITE 195, HOUSTON TX 77060
Oakview Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 3879 MAPLE AVE., SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75219
Azvalor Asset Management Sgiic Sa 10 percent owner PASEO DE LA CASTELLANA 110, MADRID U3 28046
Matthew Dougherty director 180 N. STETSON AVE, SUITE 5500, CHICAGO IL 60601
Adrian Montgomery director 16701 GREENSPOINT PARK DRIVE, SUITE 195, HOUSTON TX 77060

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