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Gran Tierra Energy (TSX:GTE) Interest Coverage : 0.64 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Gran Tierra 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. Gran Tierra Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$17.9 Mil. Gran Tierra Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$-27.9 Mil. Gran Tierra Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.64. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:GTE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 5.44   Max: No Debt
Current: 1.38


TSX:GTE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
87.99% of 716 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 5.935 vs TSX:GTE: 1.38

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


Gran Tierra Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gran Tierra 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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Gran Tierra Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Gran Tierra Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.97 7.39 3.48 1.79

Gran Tierra Energy Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.26 2.59 2.35 0.34 0.64

Competitive Comparison of Gran Tierra Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Gran Tierra 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.


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

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

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


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Gran Tierra 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.

Gran Tierra Energy's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Gran Tierra Energy's Interest Expense was C$-96.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$172.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,028.8 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*172.127/-96.236
=1.79

Gran Tierra Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Gran Tierra Energy's Interest Expense was C$-27.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$17.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,042.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*17.859/-27.854
=0.64

* 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.


Gran Tierra Energy  (TSX:GTE) 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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Gran Tierra Energy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Centre Street S.E, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2G 1A6
Gran Tierra Energy Inc is an independent energy company. The company, along with its subsidiaries, is focused on oil and gas exploration and production, with assets in Colombia, Canada, and Ecuador. It produces oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. Gran Tierra has assembled a diversified, high-quality asset base that is fully operated in Colombia and Ecuador and partly in Canada. The company operates various blocks in Colombia and Ecuador, spanning three basins. It also has contiguous areas in Alberta, Canada, spanning various gross acres across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The company's reportable segments are Colombia, Ecuador, Canada, and Other. A majority of its revenue is derived from its operations in Colombia.
Executives
David Paul Smith Director
Gary Stephen Guidry Director, Senior Officer
Ronald William Royal Director
Ryan Paul Ellson Senior Officer
Brooke Nelson Wade Director
Gmt Capital Corp 10% Security Holder
Robert Bruce Hodgins Director