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Genie Energy (Genie Energy) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Genie Energy Financial Strength?

Genie Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Genie Energy Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

Genie Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Genie Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Genie Energy's Altman Z-Score is 3.99.


Competitive Comparison of Genie Energy's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Genie 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.


Genie Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Genie 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:

Genie Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-34.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil.

Genie Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Genie Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Genie Energy Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Genie Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.309 + 0) / 419.684
=0.00

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.

Genie Energy has a Z-score of 3.99, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.99 is strong.

* 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.


Genie Energy  (NYSE:GNE) 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.

Genie Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Genie Energy (Genie Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
520 Broad Street, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102
Genie Energy, through its subsidiaries, operates primarily as a global retail energy provider. It operates two reportable business segments: Genie retail energy, or GRE, and Genie renewables. The Genie retail energy segment resells energy to residential and commercial consumers in the Eastern and Midwestern United States through its portfolio of various retail energy providers. The Genie renewables segment holds controlling interests in various companies engaged in the manufacturing of solar panels, solar installation design, and solar energy project management.
Executives
Alan B Rosenthal director C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Joyce J Mason director IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Avi Goldin officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
James A Courter director IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Howard S Jonas director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board
Michael C Jonas officer: Executive Vice President C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 550 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Michael M Stein officer: Executive Vice President 550 BROAD STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEWARK NJ 07102
Irwin Katsof director C/O CTM MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 11 LARGO DRIVE SOUTH, STAMFORD CT 06907
Claude Pupkin officer: CEO & President IDT CORPORATION, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Ira A Greenstein officer: President IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Idt Corp 10 percent owner 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
William Wesley Perry director
Allan Sass director C/O GENIE ENERGY LTD., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Geoffrey Rochwarger officer: Vice Chairman IDT CORP, 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102

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