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Aker BP ASA (OSL:AKRBP) Interest Coverage : 99.22 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Aker BP ASA 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. Aker BP ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr22,533 Mil. Aker BP ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-227 Mil. Aker BP ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 99.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

OSL:AKRBP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 17.35   Max: 128.63
Current: 85.46


OSL:AKRBP's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
82.79% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs OSL:AKRBP: 85.46

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


Aker BP ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aker BP ASA'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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Aker BP ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Aker BP ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Aker BP ASA Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 74.81 81.86 85.91 102.46 99.22

Competitive Comparison of Aker BP ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Aker BP ASA'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.


Aker BP ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Aker BP ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Aker BP ASA 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.

Aker BP ASA'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, Aker BP ASA's Interest Expense was kr-1,187 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr101,514 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr67,028 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*101513.711/-1186.807
=85.54

Aker BP ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Aker BP ASA's Interest Expense was kr-227 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr22,533 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr65,696 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*22532.672/-227.099
=99.22

* 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.


Aker BP ASA  (OSL:AKRBP) 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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Aker BP ASA (OSL:AKRBP) Business Description

Address
Oksenoyveien 10, Fornebuporten, Building B, Lysaker, NOR, 1366
Aker BP ASA operates oil and gas production, development, and exploration projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Its projects include Alvheim field, Ivar Aasen, Skarv, and Valhall. Revenue is derived from a short list of clients and primarily consists of liquid sales. The Alvheim field, which developed with an FPSO, contributes the most volume for the company. Fields in close proximity to Alvheim are tied to Alvheim's FPSO. From the tiebacks, oil is transported from the field with shuttle tankers, and associated gas is exported to Scotland through a gas evacuation system.

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