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Royale Energy (Royale Energy) Interest Coverage : 284.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Royale Energy 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. Royale Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.28 Mil. Royale Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. Royale Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 284.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ROYL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 6.79
* 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.


Royale Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royale Energy'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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Royale Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Royale Energy Annual Data
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Royale Energy Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Royale Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Royale Energy'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.


Royale Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Royale Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Royale Energy 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.

Royale Energy'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, Royale Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.17 Mil.

Royale Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Royale Energy's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.17 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.284/-0.001
=284.00

* 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.


Royale Energy  (OTCPK:ROYL) 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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Royale Energy (Royale Energy) Business Description

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Address
1530 Hilton Head Road, Suite 205, El Cajon, CA, USA, 92019
Royale Energy Inc is an independent oil and natural gas producer. The company's business includes the production and sale of oil and natural gas, acquisition of oil and gas lease interests and proved reserves, drilling of both exploratory and development wells, and sales of fractional working interests in wells to be drilled by Royale. Its own wells and leases are located in the Sacramento Basin and San Joaquin Basin in California as well as in Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Executives
Jonathan Gregory director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Stephen M Hosmer officer: CFO and Secretary 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Barry D Lasker director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Karen Kerns director, 10 percent owner 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Thomas M Gladney director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Harry Hosmer director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Michael Mccaskey director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Robert J Vogel director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Mel G Riggs director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Johnny Jordan director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Rod Eson director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Jeffrey R Kerns director, 10 percent owner 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Ronald Verdier director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Ronald L Buck director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020

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