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Grupo Energia Bogota ESP (BOG:GEB) Interest Coverage : 2.00 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Grupo Energia Bogota ESP 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. Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was COP670,283 Mil. Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was COP-335,204 Mil. Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

BOG:GEB' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.93   Med: 2.39   Max: 2.95
Current: 1.96


BOG:GEB's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
79.05% of 444 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.775 vs BOG:GEB: 1.96

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


Grupo Energia Bogota ESP Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupo Energia Bogota ESP'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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Grupo Energia Bogota ESP Interest Coverage Chart

Grupo Energia Bogota ESP Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.93 2.30 2.73 2.76 2.20

Grupo Energia Bogota ESP Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 2.13 2.20 2.23 1.55 2.00

Competitive Comparison of Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Grupo Energia Bogota ESP'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.


Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage falls into.



Grupo Energia Bogota ESP 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.

Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Expense was COP-960,682 Mil. Its Operating Income was COP2,113,387 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was COP19,335,025 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*2113387/-960682
=2.20

Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Grupo Energia Bogota ESP's Interest Expense was COP-335,204 Mil. Its Operating Income was COP670,283 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was COP15,262,240 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*670283/-335204
=2.00

* 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.


Grupo Energia Bogota ESP  (BOG:GEB) 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 .


Grupo Energia Bogota ESP Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Grupo Energia Bogota ESP (BOG:GEB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Cra. 9 No. 73-44, Piso 6, Sede Calle 61 (Calle 61 7-78), Bogota, COL
Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and commercialization of electricity in Colombia. The Company is also involved in the transportation and distribution of natural gas.

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