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Atlantic Power (Atlantic Power) Interest Coverage : 0.15 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Atlantic Power Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Atlantic Power's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $1.8 Mil. Atlantic Power's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-11.7 Mil. Atlantic Power's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 0.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


AT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry.
Industry Median: 3.22
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Atlantic Power Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Atlantic Power Interest Coverage Chart

Atlantic Power Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.07 1.23 0.30 0.97 0.62

Atlantic Power Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
Interest Coverage 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 0.92 0.60 0.57 0.39 0.15

Competitive Comparison of Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage falls into.



Atlantic Power Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Atlantic Power's Interest Expense was $-43.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $27.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $471.3 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*27.1/-43.6
=0.62

Atlantic Power's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, Atlantic Power's Interest Expense was $-11.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $456.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*1.8/-11.7
=0.15

* 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.


Atlantic Power  (NYSE:AT) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Atlantic Power (Atlantic Power) Business Description

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Address
3 Allied Drive, Suite 155, Dedham, MA, USA, 02026
Atlantic Power Corp is an independent power producer that owns power generation assets in the United States and Canada. Its power generation projects, which are diversified by geography, fuel type, dispatch profile, and offtaker, sell electricity to utilities and other large customers predominantly under long-term power purchase agreements, which seek to minimize exposure to changes in commodity prices. It has four reportable segments: Solid Fuel, Natural Gas, Hydroelectric and Corporate. A vast majority of the revenues are generated from the natural gas segment.
Executives
Kevin Howell director 2220 MONUMENT AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23220
R Foster Duncan director 139 E FOURTH ST, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Gilbert Samuel Palter director 37 MISTY CRESCENT TORONTO A6 MSB IT2
Danielle S Mottor director 870 WASHINGTON STREET HOLLISTON MA 01746
Terrence Ronan officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE FEDERAL STREET 30TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02110
Joseph Cofelice officer: EVP Commercial Development
Moore James J Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey S Levy officer: SVP, General Counsel 769 WEBSTER STREET NEEDHAM MA 02492
Irving Russell Gerstein director 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON MA 02116
Philip Daniel Rorabaugh officer: SVP, Asset Management 27 ASPEN AVE AUBURNDALE MA 02466
Holli C. Ladhani director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Teresa Ressel director ON SEMICONDUCTOR C/O V. PECORA (MD A700), 5005 EAST MCDOWELL ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85008
John Alexander Mcneil director 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON MA 02116
Kenneth Michael Hartwick director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Paul Howard Rapisarda officer: EVP Commercial 151 SE 15TH ROAD, APT 1802, MIAMI FL 33129

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