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Consumers Energy Co (Consumers Energy Co) Interest Coverage : 3.51 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Consumers Energy Co 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. Consumers Energy Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $453.00 Mil. Consumers Energy Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-129.00 Mil. Consumers Energy Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.51. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. Consumers Energy Co interest coverage is 4.56, which is low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CMSpB.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.25   Med: 3.22   Max: 4.56
Current: 4.56


CMSpB.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.78 vs CMSpB.PFD: 4.56

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


Consumers Energy Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Consumers Energy Co'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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Consumers Energy Co Interest Coverage Chart

Consumers Energy Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.80 3.82 4.28 4.26 3.21

Consumers Energy Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 3.57 2.70 2.78 3.78 3.51

Competitive Comparison of Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Consumers Energy Co'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.


Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Consumers Energy Co 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.

Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Consumers Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-448.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,439.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,500.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1439/-448
=3.21

Consumers Energy Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Consumers Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-129.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $453.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,054.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*453/-129
=3.51

* 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.


Consumers Energy Co  (NYSE:CMSpB.PFD) 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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Consumers Energy Co (Consumers Energy Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One Energy Plaza, Jackson, MI, USA, 49201
Consumers Energy Co operates as an electric and gas utility in Michigan. The business activity of the group is functioned through three segments namely Electric Utility, Gas Utility, and Enterprises, its non-utility operations and investments. The Electric Utility segment refers to the generation, purchase, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity. The Gas Utility segment is comprised of the purchase, transmission, storage, distribution, and sale of natural gas. The group primarily serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Geographically, it operates through the region of Michigan, US.
Executives
Ralph Izzo director PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA, T6B NEWARK NJ 07102-4194
Tonya L Berry officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Scott B Mcintosh officer: VP, Controller, CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Leeroy Jr Wells officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Ronald J Tanski director NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY, 6363 MAIN ST, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Shaun M Johnson officer: SVP and General Counsel ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Suzanne F. Shank director C/O PENSARE SPONSOR GROUP, LLC, 1720 PEACHTREE STREET, SUITE 629, ATLANTA GA 30309
Brandon J. Hofmeister officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Rejji P Hayes officer: EVP/CFO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Jean-francois Brossoit officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Catherine A Hendrian officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Dhenuvakonda Rao Venkat officer: Senior Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
Brian F Rich officer: SVP and CIO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201
John G Sznewajs director 17450 COLLEGE PARKWAY, LIVONIA MI 48152
Garrick J Rochow officer: Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, JACKSON MI 49201

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