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Dominion Energy (Dominion Energy) Interest Coverage

: 1.42 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Dominion Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $865 Mil. Dominion Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-608 Mil. Dominion Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.42. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Dominion Energy Inc interest coverage is 2.31, which is low.

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

D' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.96   Med: 2.63   Max: 3.91
Current: 2.31


D's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
73.41% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.665 vs D: 2.31

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


Dominion Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dominion 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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Dominion Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 2.98 2.08 3.37 2.21

Dominion Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.59 2.63 1.75 5.36 1.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Dominion 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.


Dominion Energy Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



Dominion 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.

Dominion 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, Dominion Energy's Interest Expense was $-1,674 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,694 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33,248 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3694/-1674
=2.21

Dominion Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Dominion Energy's Interest Expense was $-608 Mil. Its Operating Income was $865 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33,248 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*865/-608
=1.42

* 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.


Dominion Energy  (NYSE:D) 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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Dominion Energy (Dominion Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23219
Based in Richmond, Virginia, Dominion Energy is an integrated energy company with over 30 gigawatts of electric generation capacity and more than 90,000 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines. Dominion is constructing a rate-regulated 5.2 GW wind farm off the Virginia Beach coast.
Executives
Diane Leopold other: President - Dominion Energy 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Susan N Story director ONE ENERGY PLACE, PENSCOLA FL 32520
Steven D Ridge officer: SVP & CFO 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Kristin G Lovejoy director 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Robert M Blue officer: Senior Vice President 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
William Keller Kissam officer: President - Dominion Energy SC DOMINION ENERGY, 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
James R. Chapman officer: SVP, CFO & Treasurer 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Mark J Kington director 100 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Farrell Thomas F Ii officer: Executive Vice President P O BOX 26532, RICHOMOND VA 23261
Edward H Baine officer: President - Dominion Energy VA 600 CANAL PLACE, RICHMOND VA 23219
Donald R. Raikes officer: President - Gas Distribution 120 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Paul E Ruppert officer: President-Gas Trans & Storage 5000 DOMINION BOULEVARD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Daniel G. Stoddard officer: SVP and Chief Nuclear Officer 5000 DOMINION BOULEVARD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Michael E Szymanczyk director DOMINION RESOURCES, INC., 100 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219
Joseph M Rigby director SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES, 1 SOUTH JERSEY PLAZA, FOLSOM NJ 08037

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