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Genie Energy (Genie Energy) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Genie Energy 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. Genie Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34.2 Mil. Genie Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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. Genie Energy Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

GNE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.64   Med: 70.94   Max: No Debt
Current: 100.09


GNE's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
90.95% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs GNE: 100.09

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


Genie Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genie 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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Genie Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Genie Energy 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 19.29 70.94 56.41 618.76 101.10

Genie 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 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 - 593.42 501.17 662.44 -

Competitive Comparison of Genie Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Genie 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.


Genie Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Genie 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.

Genie 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, Genie Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.009/-0.099
=101.10

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Genie Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-34.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Genie Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Genie Energy  (NYSE:GNE) 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 .


Genie Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Genie Energy (Genie Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
520 Broad Street, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102
Genie Energy, through its subsidiaries, operates primarily as a global retail energy provider. It operates two reportable business segments: Genie retail energy, or GRE, and Genie renewables. The Genie retail energy segment resells energy to residential and commercial consumers in the Eastern and Midwestern United States through its portfolio of various retail energy providers. The Genie renewables segment holds controlling interests in various companies engaged in the manufacturing of solar panels, solar installation design, and solar energy project management.
Executives
Alan B Rosenthal director C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Joyce J Mason director IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Avi Goldin officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
James A Courter director IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Howard S Jonas director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board
Michael C Jonas officer: Executive Vice President C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 550 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Michael M Stein officer: Executive Vice President 550 BROAD STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEWARK NJ 07102
Irwin Katsof director C/O CTM MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 11 LARGO DRIVE SOUTH, STAMFORD CT 06907
Claude Pupkin officer: CEO & President IDT CORPORATION, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Ira A Greenstein officer: President IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Idt Corp 10 percent owner 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
William Wesley Perry director
Allan Sass director C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Geoffrey Rochwarger officer: Vice Chairman IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102