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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Portland General Electric Co 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:

Portland General Electric Co 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.

Portland General Electric Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.46. Portland General Electric Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.53. As of today, Portland General Electric Co's Altman Z-Score is 0.89.


Competitive Comparison

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Portland General Electric Co Financial Strength Distribution

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Portland General Electric Co 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:

Portland General Electric Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-46 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $113 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,194 Mil.

Portland General Electric Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*113/-46
=2.46

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. Portland General Electric Co interest coverage is 2.29, which is low.

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

Portland General Electric Co'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
=(246 + 4194) / 2900
=1.53

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.

Portland General Electric Co has a Z-score of 0.89, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.89 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.


Portland General Electric Co  (NYSE:POR) 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.

Portland General Electric Co 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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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
121 South West Salmon Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Portland General Electric is a regulated electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to 926,000 customers across a service territory that includes about half of all Oregon residents and two thirds of the state's business activity. The company owns (wholly or through joint ventures) 3.3 gigawatts of gas, coal, wind, and hydro generation.
Executives
Anne Frances Mersereau officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Marie Oh Huber director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Michael A Lewis director 77 BEALE ST, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Michael Millegan director C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kathryn Jean Jackson director 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Dawn L Farrell director C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
James P Torgerson director C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Trpik Joseph R Jr officer: SVP, Finance CFO 10 S DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
John Teeruk Kochavatr officer: Vice President, CIO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Benjamin Felton officer: EVP, COO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Brett Michael Sims officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
Larry Neal Bekkedahl officer: Sr. Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Maria Angelica Espinosa officer: V. P., General Counsel 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
James A Ajello officer: Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808