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Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig) Interest Coverage

: 5.60 (As of Sep. 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. Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $319 Mil. Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-57 Mil. Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.60. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CIG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.37   Med: 2.34   Max: 4.96
Current: 2.98


CIG's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
57.73% of 440 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.665 vs CIG: 2.98

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


Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig'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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Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.21 2.37 3.05 2.79 2.01

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 5.39 1.45 7.21 5.71 5.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig'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.


Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Coverage falls into.



Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig 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.

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Expense was $-471 Mil. Its Operating Income was $946 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,892 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*945.972/-470.889
=2.01

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2023, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Interest Expense was $-57 Mil. Its Operating Income was $319 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,283 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*319.475/-57.1
=5.60

* 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.


Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig  (NYSE:CIG) 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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Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig) Business Description

Address
Avenida Barbacena, 1200, Belo Horizonte, MG, BRA, 30190-131
Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Formerly Energy Company of Minas Gerais is a Brazilian power company that generates, transmits, and distributes electricity. As one of the largest power companies in Brazil, the firm operates across most Brazilian states and Chile. The company has various subsidiaries and operates chiefly through its generation, transmission, distribution, and gas segments. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from electricity sales to consumers. The company generates power primarily through hydroelectric resources and secondarily through thermal and wind resources.

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