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LNG (Cheniere Energy) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Cheniere Energy Financial Strength?

Cheniere Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Cheniere Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.20. Cheniere Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.16. As of today, Cheniere Energy's Altman Z-Score is 2.08.


Competitive Comparison of Cheniere Energy's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Cheniere Energy'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.


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

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cheniere Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cheniere Energy 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's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-229 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $961 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $24,662 Mil.

Cheniere Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*961/-229
=4.20

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

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

Cheniere Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(680 + 24662) / 21776
=1.16

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 has a Z-score of 2.08, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Cheniere Energy 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 2.08 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  (NYSE:LNG) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Cheniere Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Cheniere Energy Business Description

Address
845 Texas Avenue, Suite 1250, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Cheniere Energy is a liquified natural gas, or LNG, producer with two facilities in Corpus Christi, Texas and Sabine Pass, Louisiana. It generates most of its revenue through long-term contracts with customers on a fixed and variable fee payout structure. It also generates revenue by selling uncontracted LNG to customers on a short or one-time basis. A subsidiary, Cheniere Energy Partners, owns the Sabine Pass facility and trades as a master limited partnership.
Executives
G Andrea Botta director 14 EAST 75TH ST #8A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Anatol Feygin officer: SVP - Strategy & Corp. Dev. 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Denise Gray director 7450 N. MCCORMICK BLVD., SKOKIE IL 60076
Matthew Jk Runkle director 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Vicky A Bailey director 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVNUE, NW, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Grindal Corey officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Brian E Edwards director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Aaron D. Stephenson officer: SVP, Operations 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Scott Bennett Peak director 1200 SMITH STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Neal A Shear director 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
David L Slack officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Lorraine Mitchelmore director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 1900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Patricia K Collawn director 414 SILVER AVE SW MS 1275, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102-3289
David B Kilpatrick director 35 HARBOR RIDGE DR., SUITE 4800, NEWORT BEACH CA 92660
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036