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Polska Grupa Energetyczna (WAR:PGE) Interest Coverage : 5.78 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Polska Grupa Energetyczna 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. Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was zł1,180 Mil. Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was zł-204 Mil. Polska Grupa Energetyczna's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.78. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


WAR:PGE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 3.78
* 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.


Polska Grupa Energetyczna Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polska Grupa Energetyczna'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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Polska Grupa Energetyczna Interest Coverage Chart

Polska Grupa Energetyczna 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 - 2.63 4.00 7.32 -

Polska Grupa Energetyczna 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 23.63 2.44 3.67 - 5.78

Competitive Comparison of Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Polska Grupa Energetyczna'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.


Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Coverage falls into.



Polska Grupa Energetyczna 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.

Polska Grupa Energetyczna'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, Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Expense was zł-1,211 Mil. Its Operating Income was zł-2,929 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł10,384 Mil.

Polska Grupa Energetyczna did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Polska Grupa Energetyczna's Interest Expense was zł-204 Mil. Its Operating Income was zł1,180 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł10,361 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1180/-204
=5.78

* 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.


Polska Grupa Energetyczna  (WAR:PGE) 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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Polska Grupa Energetyczna (WAR:PGE) Business Description

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Address
Aleja Krasnicka 27, Warsaw, POL, 20-718
Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA is a Polish electric utility company of which the Polish State Treasury is the majority shareholder. The vast majority of Polska Grupa's revenue comes, collectively, from its conventional generation business, which mines coal and controls power plant operations; its distribution business, which distributes electricity throughout Poland; and its supply business, which purchases and sells electricity and heat. Polska Grupa controls a portfolio of lignite, coal, gas, biomass, hydro, and wind power plants. most of the company's power production is derived from its lignite-fired and coal-fired facilities. Almost all of Polska Grupa's revenue comes from the Polish market, and it is one of the largest energy producers in the country.

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