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Consolidated Edison (Consolidated Edison) Interest Coverage

: 1.71 (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. Consolidated Edison's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $452 Mil. Consolidated Edison's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-265 Mil. Consolidated Edison's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.71. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

ED' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28   Med: 3.09   Max: 3.84
Current: 2.28


ED's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
74.15% of 441 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.67 vs ED: 2.28

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


Consolidated Edison Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Consolidated Edison'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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Consolidated Edison 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 2.70 2.60 3.08 2.76 2.28

Consolidated Edison 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 1.51 3.37 1.15 2.79 1.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Consolidated Edison'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.


Consolidated Edison Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Consolidated Edison's Interest Coverage falls into.



Consolidated Edison 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.

Consolidated Edison'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, Consolidated Edison's Interest Expense was $-1,023 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,331 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22,356 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2331/-1023
=2.28

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Consolidated Edison's Interest Expense was $-265 Mil. Its Operating Income was $452 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22,356 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*452/-265
=1.71

* 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.


Consolidated Edison  (NYSE:ED) 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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Consolidated Edison (Consolidated Edison) Business Description

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Address
4 Irving Place, Room 700, New York, NY, USA, 10003
Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings following the sale of its clean energy business to RWE in early 2023.
Executives
Christina Ho officer: VP, Strategic Planning 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Deneen L Donnley officer: SVP and General Counsel 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Stuart Nachmias officer: President & CEO CET 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Robert Sanchez officer: SVP, Corporate Shared Services 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Timothy Cawley officer: President & CEO, O&R 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Robert N Hoglund officer: Senior Vice President Finance 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Joseph Miller officer: VP & Controller 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Nancy Shannon officer: SVP, Utility Shared Services 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Matthew Ketschke officer: President CECONY 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Gurudatta D Nadkarni officer: Vice President 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 1450-S, NEW YORK NY 10003
Jennifer Hensley officer: SVP, Corporate Affairs 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Frances Resheske officer: Senior VP Public Affairs 4 IRVING PLACE, NEW YORK NY 10003
De La Bastide Lore officer: SVP, Utility Shared Services 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
John Mcavoy officer: President & CEO, O&R 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 16-205, NEW YORK NY 10003
Yukari Saegusa officer: Vice President and Treasurer 4 IRVING PLACE, ROOM 1450-S, NEW YORK NY 10003