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Quanta Services (Quanta Services) Interest Coverage

: 6.41 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Quanta Services's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $317 Mil. Quanta Services's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-50 Mil. Quanta Services's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.41. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

PWR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.85   Med: 14.6   Max: 90.04
Current: 5.85


PWR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
55.58% of 1263 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 7.1 vs PWR: 5.85

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


Quanta Services Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quanta Services'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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Quanta Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.70 13.53 9.17 6.74 5.85

Quanta Services Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 7.03 2.79 5.60 8.19 6.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Quanta Services'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.


Quanta Services Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Quanta Services's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Quanta Services 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.

Quanta Services'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, Quanta Services's Interest Expense was $-187 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,093 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,851 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1092.935/-186.913
=5.85

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Quanta Services's Interest Expense was $-50 Mil. Its Operating Income was $317 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,851 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*317.367/-49.5
=6.41

* 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.


Quanta Services  (NYSE:PWR) 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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Quanta Services (Quanta Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
277 North Loop West, Houston, TX, USA, 77008
Quanta Services is a leading provider of specialty contracting services, delivering comprehensive infrastructure solutions for the electric and gas utility, communications, pipeline, and energy industries in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Quanta reports its results under three reportable segments: electric power, renewables infrastructure, and underground utility and infrastructure. In 2021, the company acquired Blattner, a provider of comprehensive engineering, procurement, and construction solutions to customers in the renewable energy industry.
Executives
Donald Wayne officer: EVP and General Counsel 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008-1044
Raul Javier Valentin director ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Dorothy Upperman officer: VP Tax 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008-1044
Bernard Fried director QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008
Worthing F Jackman director QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008
Ducey Gerald A Jr officer: Pres. - Strategic Operations 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008
Austin Earl C. Jr. director, officer: President, CEO and COO QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008-1044
James Redgie Probst officer: President - Electric Power 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008-1044
Derrick A Jensen officer: Chief Financial Officer QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2600, HOUSTON TX 77056-6175
Robert Scott Rowe director 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Vincent D Foster director QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008
Paul Nobel officer: Chief Accounting Officer & VP C/O QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008-1044
John Michal Conaway director QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2600, HOUSTON TX 77056-6175
Holli C. Ladhani director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Nicholas M Grindstaff officer: VP - Finance and Treasurer QUANTA SERVICES, INC., 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2600, HOUSTON TX 77056-6175