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Power Financial (TSX:PWF.PR.R.PFD) Interest Coverage

: 9.79 (As of Sep. 2020)
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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 EBIT by its Interest Expense. Power Financial's EBIT for the three months ended in Sep. 2020 was C$1,057.00 Mil. Power Financial's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2020 was C$-108.00 Mil. Power Financial's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 was 9.79. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

TSX:PWF.PR.R.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.79   Med: 10.62   Max: 13.63
Current: 9.85


TSX:PWF.PR.R.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 13.52 vs TSX:PWF.PR.R.PFD: 9.85

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


Power Financial Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Power Financial'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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Power Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.72 11.47 9.58 13.63 10.06

Power Financial Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 11.13 10.31 6.71 12.54 9.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Power Financial'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.


Power Financial Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Power Financial's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Power Financial 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 EBIT is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and EBIT 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.

Power Financial's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, Power Financial's Interest Expense was C$-416.00 Mil. Its EBIT was C$4,186.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$8,503.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (A: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*4186/-416
=10.06

Power Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2020, Power Financial's Interest Expense was C$-108.00 Mil. Its EBIT was C$1,057.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$11,380.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* EBIT (Q: Sep. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2020 )
=-1*1057/-108
=9.79

* 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.


Power Financial  (TSX:PWF.PR.R.PFD) 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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Power Financial (TSX:PWF.PR.R.PFD) Business Description

Address
751 Victoria Square, Montreal, QC, CAN, H2Y 2J3
Power Financial Corp, a subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, is a diversified management and holding company with interests in the financial services industry through its controlling interests in Great-West Life and IGM Financial. It also has holdings in Pargesa, a diversified industrial group based in Europe. Its segments include Lifeco and IGM Financial and the GBL. The firm's holdings are leading insurance, retirement, wealth management, and investment businesses, including a portfolio of alternative asset investment platforms.

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