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Tullow Oil (Tullow Oil) Interest Coverage : 2.39 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tullow Oil 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. Tullow Oil's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $400 Mil. Tullow Oil's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-168 Mil. Tullow Oil's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.39. 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. Tullow Oil PLC interest coverage is 2.23, which is low.

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

TUWOY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 2.35   Max: 8.51
Current: 2.23


TUWOY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.03% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs TUWOY: 2.23

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


Tullow Oil Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tullow Oil'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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Tullow Oil Interest Coverage Chart

Tullow Oil 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 2.01 1.01 1.73 3.08 2.23

Tullow Oil Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 1.61 3.60 2.56 2.07 2.39

Competitive Comparison of Tullow Oil's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Tullow Oil'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.


Tullow Oil's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Tullow Oil 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.

Tullow Oil'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, Tullow Oil's Interest Expense was $-328 Mil. Its Operating Income was $731 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,706 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*731/-327.7
=2.23

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

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2023, Tullow Oil's Interest Expense was $-168 Mil. Its Operating Income was $400 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,706 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*400.1/-167.5
=2.39

* 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.


Tullow Oil  (OTCPK:TUWOY) 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 .


Tullow Oil Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Tullow Oil (Tullow Oil) Business Description

Address
566 Chiswick High Road, Building 9 Chiswick Park, London, GBR, W4 5XT
Tullow Oil PLC is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The company conducts exploration, appraisal, and development activities in African and Atlantic regions. The majority of revenue is derived from West African assets, with a focus in offshore fields. Assets used in oil and gas production are acquired through licenses. Tullow depends on seismic and geophysical data to assess potential oil in its fields. The Group's reportable segment are Ghana, Non-operated, Kenya and Exploration. Traditionally, the company has paid the host government several taxes as well as land rentals, training, and ongoing license costs to operate in its primary regions.

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