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Targa Resources (Targa Resources) Interest Coverage : 3.57 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Targa Resources 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. Targa Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $635 Mil. Targa Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-178 Mil. Targa Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.57. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TRGP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.89   Med: 2.79   Max: 3.99
Current: 3.82


TRGP's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.46% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs TRGP: 3.82

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


Targa Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Targa 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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Targa Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Targa Resources 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 1.50 3.20 3.40 3.88 3.82

Targa 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 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 3.79 4.98 3.90 2.88 3.57

Competitive Comparison of Targa Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Targa 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.


Targa Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Targa 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.

Targa 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, Targa Resources's Interest Expense was $-688 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,626 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,390 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2626.2/-687.8
=3.82

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Targa Resources's Interest Expense was $-178 Mil. Its Operating Income was $635 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,390 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*635.3/-178
=3.57

* 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.


Targa Resources  (NYSE:TRGP) 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 .


Targa Resources Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Targa Resources (Targa Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
811 Louisiana Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Targa Resources is a midstream firm that primarily operates gathering and processing assets with substantial positions in the Permian, Stack, Scoop, and Bakken plays. It has 843,000 barrels a day of gross fractionation capacity at Mont Belvieu and operates a liquefied petroleum gas export terminal. The Grand Prix natural gas liquids pipeline recently entered full service.
Executives
Robert Muraro officer: See Remarks 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Julie H. Boushka officer: Senior VP and CAO 811 LOUISIANA, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
G Clark White officer: EVP - Engineering & Operations 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Regina Gregory officer: See Remarks 2013 CITYWEST BLVD, BUILDING 4 SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77042
D. Scott Pryor officer: See Remarks 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Paul W Chung officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP, 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Charles R Crisp director 1301 MCKINNEY STE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Lindsey Cooksen director 811 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Rene R Joyce director P.O. BOX 130430, HOUSTON TX 77219-0430
Jennifer R. Kneale officer: Chief Financial Officer 811 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Joe Bob Perkins director, officer: Chief Executive Officer TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS, LP, 1000 LOUISIANA ST., SUITE 4300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patrick J. Mcdonie officer: See Remarks 110 W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 2300, TULSA OK 74119
Davis Waters S Iv director 10200 ALLIANCE ROAD, SUITE 200, CINCINNATI OH 45242
Redd Ershel C Jr director C/O EL PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY, 100 N. STANTON, EL PASO TX 79901
Chris Tong director 600 E LAS COLINAS # 1100, IRVING TX 75019

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