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UGI (UGI) Interest Coverage : 2.60 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is UGI 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. UGI's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $260 Mil. UGI's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-100 Mil. UGI's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UGI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.08   Med: 4.23   Max: 7.47
Current: 2.08


UGI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
76.92% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.715 vs UGI: 2.08

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


UGI Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for UGI'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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UGI Interest Coverage Chart

UGI Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.29 3.17 7.47 4.92 -

UGI 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 - 2.74 - 10.44 2.60

Competitive Comparison of UGI's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, UGI'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.


UGI's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



UGI 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.

UGI's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, UGI's Interest Expense was $-379 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-658 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,543 Mil.

UGI did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, UGI's Interest Expense was $-100 Mil. Its Operating Income was $260 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,769 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*260/-100
=2.60

* 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.


UGI  (NYSE:UGI) 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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UGI (UGI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA, USA, 19406
UGI Corp is an American holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is involved in the transport and marketing of energy and related services. Its segments include AmeriGas Propane, UGI International, Midstream & Marketing and UGI Utilities. The AmeriGas Propane segment consists of the propane distribution business. The UGI International segment consists of LPG distribution businesses. The Midstream & Marketing segment consists of energy-related businesses. The UGI Utilities segment consists of the regulated natural gas and electric distribution. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the UGI International segment.
Executives
Santiago Seage director 500 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Kathleen Shea-ballay officer: GC and Chief Legal Officer 1818 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1500, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-3615
Roger Perreault director, officer: President & CEO 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Sean O'brien officer: Chief Financial Officer 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 2500, DENVER CO 80202
Alan N Harris director 5400 WESTHEIMER COURT, HOUSTON TX 77056-5310
Cindy J Miller director 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
William J Marrazzo director
Kelly A Romano director C/O DORMAN PRODUCTS, INC., 3400 EAST WALNUT STREET, COLMAR PA 18915
M Shawn Bort director 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Ted A Dosch director C/O ANIXTER INC., 2301 S. PATRIOT BLVD., GLENVIEW IL 60026
Stallings James B Jr director 601 RIVERSIDE AVE, JACKSONVILLE FL 32204
Mario Longhi Filho director ITT INC., 1133 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Frank S Hermance director AMETEK, INC., 1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA 19312
Robert F. Beard officer: Chief Operations Officer 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
John Koerwer officer: Chief Information Officer 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406