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Pembina Pipeline (TSX:PPL) Interest Coverage

: 5.98 (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. Pembina Pipeline's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$700 Mil. Pembina Pipeline's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-117 Mil. Pembina Pipeline's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.98. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:PPL' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.28   Med: 6.34   Max: 7.21
Current: 5.16


TSX:PPL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.84% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.72 vs TSX:PPL: 5.16

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


Pembina Pipeline Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pembina Pipeline'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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Pembina Pipeline 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 6.74 4.28 5.88 5.62 5.16

Pembina Pipeline Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 3.79 5.05 4.80 4.81 5.98

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Pembina Pipeline'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.


Pembina Pipeline Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Pembina Pipeline's Interest Coverage falls into.



Pembina Pipeline 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.

Pembina Pipeline'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, Pembina Pipeline's Interest Expense was C$-470 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$2,424 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$10,416 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2424/-470
=5.16

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Pembina Pipeline's Interest Expense was C$-117 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$700 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$10,416 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*700/-117
=5.98

* 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.


Pembina Pipeline  (TSX:PPL) 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 .


Pembina Pipeline Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Pembina Pipeline (TSX:PPL) Business Description

Address
585 - 8th Avenue S.W., Suite 4000, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1G1
Pembina Pipeline is a midstream company serving the Canadian and North American (primarily Bakken) markets with an integrated product portfolio. Its assets include pipelines and gas gathering as well as assets across fractionation, storage, and propane exports.

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