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CQP (Cheniere Energy Partners LP) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cheniere Energy Partners LP Financial Strength?

Cheniere Energy Partners LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Cheniere Energy Partners LP displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.16. Cheniere Energy Partners LP's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.90. As of today, Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Altman Z-Score is 2.10.


Competitive Comparison of Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Financial Strength

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Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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Cheniere Energy Partners LP Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-199 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $827 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $14,902 Mil.

Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*827/-199
=4.16

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Cheniere Energy Partners LP interest coverage is 4.43, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Cheniere Energy Partners LP's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(700 + 14902) / 8220
=1.90

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Cheniere Energy Partners LP has a Z-score of 2.10, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Cheniere Energy Partners LP is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.1 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Cheniere Energy Partners LP  (NYSE:CQP) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Cheniere Energy Partners LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Cheniere Energy Partners LP Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
700 Milam Street, Suite 1900, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Cheniere Energy Partners is the direct owner of the Sabine Pass LNG terminals as well as regasification facilities. It also owns the Creole Trail Pipeline, which connects the terminal to third-party gas suppliers. Cheniere Partners shares in the marketing fees generated by Cheniere Marketing from Sabine Pass marketed gas volumes.
Executives
Taylor Johnson director, other: Deputy GC and Asst. Sec. 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Grindal Corey director, officer: EVP, Worldwide Trading 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Brian Arthur Baker director 700 MILAM ST., SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
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Tim Wyatt director, officer: SVP, Corp. Dev. and Strategy 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
James Robert Ball director 4 PROVIDENCE VILLAS, BRACKENBURY, LONDON X0 W6 0BA
Adam Kuhnley director C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
David L Slack officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Matthew Jk Runkle director 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
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