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Vitesse Energy (Vitesse Energy) Interest Coverage : 5.94 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vitesse 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. Vitesse Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $13.1 Mil. Vitesse Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.2 Mil. Vitesse Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.94. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VTS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.61   Med: 12.23   Max: 37.05
Current: 9.78


VTS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
59.76% of 763 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.59 vs VTS: 9.78

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


Vitesse Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vitesse 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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Vitesse Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Vitesse Energy Annual Data
Trend Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
7.64 - 16.81 37.05 6.61

Vitesse Energy Quarterly Data
Nov19 Nov20 Aug21 Nov21 Aug22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 11.40 13.67 10.95 5.94

Competitive Comparison of Vitesse Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Vitesse 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.


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

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

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



Vitesse 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.

Vitesse 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, Vitesse Energy's Interest Expense was $-5.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $34.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*34.854/-5.276
=6.61

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Vitesse Energy's Interest Expense was $-2.2 Mil. Its Operating Income was $13.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $98.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*13.079/-2.203
=5.94

* 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.


Vitesse Energy  (NYSE:VTS) 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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Vitesse Energy (Vitesse Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
9200 E. Mineral Avenue, Suite 200, Centennial, CO, USA, 80112
Vitesse Energy Inc is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of non-operated oil and natural gas properties in the United States that are generally operated by oil companies and are in the Bakken and Three Forks formations in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana. The company also have properties in the Central Rockies, including the Denver-Julesburg Basin and the Powder River Basin.
Executives
James P Henderson officer: Chief Financial Officer 1625 BROADWAY, SUITE 250, DENVER CO 80202
Robert W Gerrity director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9200 E. MINERAL AVE., SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Leary Dan O director 10590 HAMILTON AVENUE, CINCINNATI OH 45231-0012
Joseph S Steinberg director C/O LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORP, 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK NY 10010
Brian Cree officer: President 9200 E. MINERAL AVE., SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Christopher I Humber officer: General Counsel and Secretary 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Brian P Friedman director
Randy I Stein director 1670 BROADWAY SUITE 2800, DENVER CO 80202
Linda Adamany director 505 FRONT AVE., P.O. BOX "I", COEUR D'ALENE ID 83816
Cathleen M Osborn director 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David R Macosko officer: Chief Financial Officer 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Michael Sabol officer: VP - SEC & Financial Reporting 9200 E. MINERAL AVE, SUITE 200, CENTENNIAL CO 80112
Mike Morella officer: VP - Chief Accounting Officer 9200 E. MINERAL AVE., SUITE 200, CENTENNIAI CO 80112
Vitesse Energy Finance Llc 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022