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Plug Power (Plug Power) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Plug Power 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. Plug Power's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-364.4 Mil. Plug Power's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11.5 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


PLUG's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 13.77
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Plug Power Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Plug Power'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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Plug Power Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Plug Power's Interest Coverage

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Plug Power'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.


Plug Power's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Plug Power's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Plug Power 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.

Plug Power'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, Plug Power's Interest Expense was $-45.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1,044.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $809.0 Mil.

Plug Power did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Plug Power's Interest Expense was $-11.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-364.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $809.0 Mil.

Plug Power did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Plug Power  (NAS:PLUG) 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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Plug Power (Plug Power) Business Description

Address
968 Albany Shaker Road, Latham, NY, USA, 12110
Plug Power is building an end-to-end green hydrogen ecosystem—from production, storage and delivery to energy generation. The company plans to build and operate green hydrogen highways across North America and Europe. Plug will deliver its green hydrogen solutions directly to its customers and through joint venture partners into multiple end markets—including material handling, e-mobility, power generation, and industrial applications.
Executives
Jose Luis Crespo officer: GM, MATL Handling, Key Accts C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Mark J Bonney director 2711 N. HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 2300, DALLAS TX 74204
Patrick Joggerst director C/O BROADSOFT, INC., 9737 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
David Mindnich officer: EVP, Global Manufacturing C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Keith Schmidt officer: GM New Mkts & Pres New Prd Dv C/O CHELSEA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 13950 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PL, UNIT 325, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Jean A Bua director
Kavita Mahtani director C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Dirk Ole Hoefelmann officer: GM, Electrolyzer Solutions C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Sanjay K Shrestha officer: Chief Strategy Officer 968 ALBANY SHAKER RD, LATHAM NY 12110
Kyungyeol Song director C/O GROVE ENERGY CAPITAL LLC, 55 EAST 59TH ST. 11TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10022
Kim Harriman director C/O PLUG POWER INC., 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
Andrew Marsh director, officer: President & CEO 968 ALBANY SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110
George C Mcnamee director, officer: Chairman of the Board FIRST ALBANY COMPANIES INC., 677 BROADWAY, ALBANY NY 12207-2990
Jonathan M Silver director 3027 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Conway Gerard L Jr officer: General Counsel 968 ALBANY-SHAKER ROAD, LATHAM NY 12110