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ETR (Entergy) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Entergy Financial Strength?

Entergy 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:

Entergy Corp 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.

Entergy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.81. Entergy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.14. As of today, Entergy's Altman Z-Score is 0.93.


Competitive Comparison of Entergy's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Entergy's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Entergy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Entergy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Entergy's Financial Strength falls into.



Entergy 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:

Entergy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-295 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1,126 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $26,563 Mil.

Entergy'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*1125.862/-295.143
=3.81

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. Entergy Corp interest coverage is 2.15, which is low.

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

Entergy'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
=(2439.499 + 26563.35) / 13556.4
=2.14

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.

Entergy has a Z-score of 0.93, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.93 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Entergy  (NYSE:ETR) 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.

Entergy 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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Entergy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA, 70113
Entergy is a holding company with five regulated integrated utilities that generate and distribute electricity to about 3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It is one of the largest power producers in the country with 24 gigawatts of rate-regulated owned and leased power generation capacity. Entergy was the second-largest nuclear owner in the US before it began retiring and selling its plants in the Northeast in 2014. It plans to sell its two small gas utilities in Louisiana.
Executives
Eliecer Viamontes other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Jason Chapman other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Haley Fisackerly other: "Officer" Under Sec 16 Rules
Kimberly Cook-nelson officer: EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Norgeot Peter S Jr officer: SVP, Transformation C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Andrew S Marsh officer: Executive Vice President & CFO C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Deanna D. Rodriguez other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Anastasia Minor other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Roderick K West other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules 1600 PERDIDO STREET, BLDG 505, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
Reginald T Jackson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Marcus V Brown officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FL., NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Alexis M Herman director 1501 M STREET N W SUITE 1175, WASHINGTON DC 20005
John H. Black director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Gina F. Adams director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Paul D Hinnenkamp officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113