GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Utilities » Utilities - Independent Power Producers » Calpine Corp (NYSE:CPN) » Definitions » Interest Expense

Calpine (Calpine) Interest Expense : $-621 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2017)


View and export this data going back to 2008. Start your Free Trial

What is Calpine Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Calpine's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $ -152 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was $-621 Mil.

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. Calpine's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $ -100 Mil. Calpine's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $ -152 Mil. Calpine did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Calpine Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calpine's Interest Expense can be seen below:

* 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.

* Premium members only.

Calpine Interest Expense Chart

Calpine Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -696.00 -645.00 -628.00 -631.00 -621.00

Calpine Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -159.00 -159.00 -154.00 -156.00 -152.00

Calpine Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-621 Mil.

* 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.


Calpine  (NYSE:CPN) Interest Expense Explanation

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. 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.

Calpine's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-152 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-100 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $11,180 Mil.

Calpine's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Calpine did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

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


Calpine (Calpine) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.
Executives
David C Merritt director CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
W. Thaddeus Miller officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jack A Fusco director C/O FOSTER WHEELER LTD., PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON NJ 08809
Frank Cassidy director
Thad Hill director, officer: President & CEO 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mosbacher Robert A Jr director 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
W Benjamin Moreland director C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Laurie Brlas director C/O ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Denise M Oleary director MEDTRONIC INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
San Francisco Partners Lp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Spo Advisory Corp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Sf Advisory Partners Lp 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STE 3215, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Partners Ii Lp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
John H Scully 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Advisory Partners Lp 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, STE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941

Calpine (Calpine) Headlines

From GuruFocus

Weekly Insider Sells Highlight: CPN, INCY, GPK, CODE

By Jimmy Xiao gurujx 02-24-2014

Bunny Portfolio Hops Into a Wall

By John Dorfman John Dorfman 12-09-2015

Robert Bruce Exits Calpine, Agenus

By Tiziano Frateschi Tiziano Frateschi 05-23-2018

Bill Nygren Comment on Calpine Corporation

By guruek guruek 07-13-2010

David Einhorn Purchases Stake in Calpine

By Kyle Ferguson Kyle Ferguson 09-07-2016

David Einhorn Adds Calpine, Rite Aid, Amaya to Portfolio

By Sydnee Gatewood Sydnee Gatewood 08-16-2016

If You Own Utility Stocks, Consider Selling the Overvalued Ones - Part 1

By Chuck Carnevale Chuck Carnevale 07-25-2012