California Resources (California Resources) Interest Coverage

: 10.69 (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. California Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $139 Mil. California Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13 Mil. California Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.69. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CRC' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.48 Med: 14.13 Max: 24.64
Current: 14.38

CRC's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
66.93% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs CRC: 14.38

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

California Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for California Resources'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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California Resources Annual Data

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Dec23

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1.27

N/A

16.17

24.64

14.13

California Resources 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															18.93	26.69	8.29	12.60	10.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, California Resources'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.

California Resources Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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

California Resources 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.

California Resources'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, California Resources's Interest Expense was $-56 Mil. Its Operating Income was $791 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $595 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	791	/	-56
	=	14.13

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, California Resources's Interest Expense was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income was $139 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $595 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	139	/	-13
	=	10.69

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

California Resources (NYSE:CRC) 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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California Resources (California Resources) Business Description

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Address

1 World Trade Center, Suite 1500, Long Beach, CA, USA, 90831

Website

https://www.crc.com

California Resources Corp is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating properties exclusively within California. It provides affordable and reliable energy in a safe and responsible manner, to support and enhance the quality of life of Californians and the local communities in which the company operates. It has some of the lowest carbon intensity production in the United States and is focused on maximizing the value of its land, mineral, and technical resources for decarbonization by developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) and other emissions-reducing projects. CRC has a large portfolio of lower-risk conventional opportunities in the following California oil and gas basins: San Joaquin, Los Angeles, Ventura, and Sacramento.

Executives

Omar Hayat	officer: EVP - Operations	1 WORLD TRADE CENTER, SUITE 1500, LONG BEACH CA 90831
Peralta Manuela Molina	officer: EVP and CFO	1 WORLD TRADE CENTER, SUITE 1500, LONG BEACH CA 90831
William B Roby	director	27200 TOURNEY ROAD, SUITE 200, SANTA CLARITA CA 91355
Goldentree Asset Management Lp	10 percent owner	300 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ares Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Alejandra Veltmann	director	1500 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77042
Neeman Brady Nicole Elana	director	113 S. LA BREA BLVD., 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90036
Christopher D. Gould	officer: EVP & Chief Sustainability Off	27200 TOURNEY ROAD, SUITE 200, SANTA CLARITA CA 91355
Ssf Iv Energy I Aiv 2, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Assf Operating Manager Iv, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Af V Energy Iv Aiv 1a, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Af V Energy Iv Aiv 1b, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Af V Energy Iv Aiv 2, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ssf Iv Energy I Aiv 1a, L.p.	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, C/O ARES MANAGEMENT, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Acof Investment Management Llc	10 percent owner	2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067