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NiSource (NiSource) Interest Coverage : 2.40 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is NiSource 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. NiSource's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $366 Mil. NiSource's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-153 Mil. NiSource's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.40. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

NI' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 2.55   Max: 3.44
Current: 2.59


NI's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
65.38% of 442 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.73 vs NI: 2.59

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


NiSource Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for NiSource'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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NiSource Interest Coverage Chart

NiSource 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 3.44 2.59 2.95 3.12 2.59

NiSource Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 3.26 4.88 1.53 1.80 2.40

Competitive Comparison of NiSource's Interest Coverage

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, NiSource'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.


NiSource's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



NiSource 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.

NiSource'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, NiSource's Interest Expense was $-501 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,298 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,056 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1298.4/-501.2
=2.59

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, NiSource's Interest Expense was $-153 Mil. Its Operating Income was $366 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,056 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*366/-152.6
=2.40

* 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.


NiSource  (NYSE:NI) 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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NiSource (NiSource) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, IN, USA, 46410
NiSource is one of the nation's largest natural gas distribution companies with approximately 3.2 million customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. NiSource's electric utility transmits and distributes electricity in northern Indiana to about 500,000 customers. The regulated electric utility also owns more than 3,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including coal, natural gas, and renewable energy.
Executives
Michael E Jesanis director C/O NISOURCE INC., 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Lloyd M Yates director 1N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Melody Birmingham officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer 550 S. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Donald Eugene Brown officer: Executive Vice President 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
William Jr. Jefferson officer: EVP Operations & CSO 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Kimberly S Cuccia officer: VP, Interim GC & Corp Sec 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael Luhrs officer: EVP, Strategy & Risk & CCO P.O. BOX 14720, MADISON WI 53708-0720
Melanie B. Berman officer: SVP & CHRO 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
William D Johnson director 77 BEALE ST, PO BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Cassandra S. Lee director 7615 ZIONSVILLE RD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Sondra L Barbour director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Eric L Butler director 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, STOP 1210, OMAHA NE 68179
Daniel A Creekmur officer: SVP & President, Gas Utilities 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael Hooper officer: SVP and President, NIPSCO 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Pablo Vegas officer: EVP & President Columbia Gas 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410