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ALLETE (ALLETE) 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. ALLETE's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $43 Mil. ALLETE's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20 Mil. ALLETE'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 ALLETE's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

ALE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.78   Med: 2.85   Max: 3.81
Current: 2.24


ALE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
75.68% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.665 vs ALE: 2.24

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


ALLETE Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALLETE'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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ALLETE 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 2.77 2.30 2.19 1.78 2.24

ALLETE 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 1.81 2.50 2.54 1.76 2.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, ALLETE'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.


ALLETE Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



ALLETE 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.

ALLETE'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, ALLETE's Interest Expense was $-81 Mil. Its Operating Income was $181 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,680 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*180.9/-80.8
=2.24

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, ALLETE's Interest Expense was $-20 Mil. Its Operating Income was $43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,680 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*43.1/-19.9
=2.17

* 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.


ALLETE  (NYSE:ALE) 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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ALLETE (ALLETE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN, USA, 55802-2093
ALLETE Inc is a provider of competitively-priced energy in America's Upper Midwest region and invests in transmission infrastructure and other energy-centric businesses. The company's two reportable segments are 1) Regulated Operations includes the company's regulated utilities, Minnesota Power and SWL&P, as well as investment in ATC, a Wisconsin-based regulated utility that owns and maintains electric transmission assets in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. 2) ALLETE Clean Energy focuses on developing, acquiring, and operating clean and renewable energy projects.
Executives
Joshua John Skelton officer: VP ALLETE; COO MN Power 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
Charles R Matthews director 231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Charlene A Thomas director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Heidi J Eddins director 30 W. SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
Barbara A Nick director
Alan R Hodnik director, officer: President 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093
Robert John Adams officer: VP Bus. Deve. Chief Risk Offic 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093
Madeleine W Ludlow director C/O OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY, 1001 LAKESIDE AVENUE - 15TH FLOOR, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Nicole Renee Johnson officer: VP & Chief Admin Off 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
Kathryn W Dindo director C/O FIRSTENERGY CORP, 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Margaret A Thickens officer: VP, CLO & Secretary 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
James J Hoolihan director 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093
Susan K Nestegard director AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Robert P Powers director AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER, 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Steven Q Devinck officer: Controller 30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093