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Corning Natural Gas Holding (Corning Natural Gas Holding) Interest Coverage

: 4.85 (As of Mar. 2022)
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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. Corning Natural Gas Holding's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $4.18 Mil. Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $-0.86 Mil. Corning Natural Gas Holding's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 was 4.85. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp interest coverage is 1.42, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CNIGP.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.27   Med: 3.2   Max: 4.98
Current: 1.42


CNIGP.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.67 vs CNIGP.PFD: 1.42

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


Corning Natural Gas Holding Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corning Natural Gas Holding'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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Corning Natural Gas Holding Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.40 3.20 3.20 2.81 1.27

Corning Natural Gas Holding Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.36 - - 2.00 4.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Corning Natural Gas Holding'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.


Corning Natural Gas Holding Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Coverage falls into.



Corning Natural Gas Holding 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.

Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2021, Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Expense was $-3.43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $45.91 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Sep. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Sep. 2021 )
=-1*4.359/-3.433
=1.27

Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2022, Corning Natural Gas Holding's Interest Expense was $-0.86 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4.18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42.56 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2022 )
=-1*4.183/-0.863
=4.85

* 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.


Corning Natural Gas Holding  (OTCPK:CNIGP.PFD) 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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Corning Natural Gas Holding (Corning Natural Gas Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
330 West William Street, Corning, NY, USA, 14830
Corning Natural Gas Holding Corp, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in natural gas and electric distribution. Its segments include Gas Company, Pike, Leatherstocking companies, and Holding company. The company serves residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from Gas distribution.
Executives
Williamson John B Iii director PO BOX 13007, ROANOKE VA 24030
Michael I German director, officer: CEO and President C/O ENERGY EAST CORP, PO BOX 3287, ITHACA NY 14852-3287
Robert B Johnston director
Joseph P Mirabito director C/O THE WILBER CORPORATION, 245 MAIN STREET, PO BOX 430, ONEONTA NY 13820
Ted W Gibson director 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
George J Welch director 330 WEST WILLIAM ST, CORNING NY 14830
Cook Henry B Jr director 330 WEST WILLIAM ST, CORNING NY 14830
William Mirabito director 188 HIGHLAND TERRACE, WEST ONEONTA NY 13861
Russell S Miller officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer
Matthew J Cook officer: SVP & Chief Operations Officer 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
Charles A. Lenns officer: Vice President and CFO 330 WEST WILLIAM STREET, CORNING NY 14830
Stanley G Sleve officer: Vice President Administration
Anita G Zucker 10 percent owner 4838 JENKINS AVE, N CHARLESTON SC 29405
Firouzeh Sarhangi officer: Chief Financial Officer