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FANG (Diamondback Energy) Interest Coverage : 26.30 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Diamondback Energy 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. Diamondback Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,157 Mil. Diamondback Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-44 Mil. Diamondback Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 26.30. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

FANG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 11.11   Max: 44.07
Current: 28.77


FANG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
76.93% of 737 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.64 vs FANG: 28.77

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


Diamondback Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diamondback Energy'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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Diamondback Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Diamondback Energy 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 8.79 2.79 21.58 44.07 26.18

Diamondback Energy Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 20.45 32.71 32.57 24.59 26.30

Competitive Comparison of Diamondback Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Diamondback Energy'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.


Diamondback Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Diamondback Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Diamondback Energy 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.

Diamondback Energy'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, Diamondback Energy's Interest Expense was $-175 Mil. Its Operating Income was $4,581 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,641 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4581/-175
=26.18

Diamondback Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2024, Diamondback Energy's Interest Expense was $-44 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,157 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,980 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*1157/-44
=26.30

* 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.


Diamondback Energy  (NAS:FANG) 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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Diamondback Energy Business Description

Address
500 West Texas Avenue, Suite 1200, Midland, TX, USA, 79701
Diamondback Energy is an independent oil and gas producer in the United States. The company operates exclusively in the Permian Basin. At the end of 2023, the company reported net proven reserves of 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged about 448,000 barrels per day in 2023, at a ratio of 59% oil, 21% natural gas liquids, and 20% natural gas.
Executives
Teresa L. Dick officer: CFO, Exec. VP, Assist. Sec. 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 1225, MIDLAND TX 79701
Van't Hof Matthew Kaes officer: Sr. VP - Strategy & Corp Dev 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Daniel N Wesson officer: Exec. VP - Operations 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Matt Zmigrosky officer: Exec. VP and General Counsel 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Travis D. Stice director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 1225, MIDLAND TX 79701
David L Houston director 14313 NORTH MAY AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73134
Steven E West director 411 WEST PUTNAM AVE., SUITE 125, GREENWICH CT 06830
Frank D. Tsuru director 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Rebecca A Klein director 1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Jennifer Soliman officer: Sr. VP and Chief HR Officer 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Russell Pantermuehl officer: Exec. VP Reservoir Engineering 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 1225, MIDLAND TX 79701
Michael P Cross director 515 CENTRAL PARK, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73101
Thomas F. Hawkins officer: Sr. VP - Land 500 WEST TEXAS, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Stephanie K. Mains director C/O GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC, 1144 FIFTEENTH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Vincent K Brooks director 900 POLO CLUB DRIVE, AUSTIN TX 78737