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Kunlun Energy Co (Kunlun Energy Co) Interest Coverage

: 14.31 (As of Jun. 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. Kunlun Energy Co's Operating Income for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $871 Mil. Kunlun Energy Co's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-61 Mil. Kunlun Energy Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 14.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

KUNUF' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.56   Med: 11.97   Max: 23.04
Current: 11.57


KUNUF's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.65% of 762 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.625 vs KUNUF: 11.57

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


Kunlun Energy Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kunlun Energy Co'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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Kunlun Energy Co 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 7.56 9.70 11.52 12.42 11.57

Kunlun Energy Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 9.07 12.78 12.05 14.31 9.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Kunlun Energy Co'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.


Kunlun Energy Co Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Kunlun Energy Co's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kunlun Energy Co 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.

Kunlun Energy Co'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, Kunlun Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-129 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,602 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,920 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*1602.192/-128.95
=12.42

Kunlun Energy Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Jun. 2023, Kunlun Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-61 Mil. Its Operating Income was $871 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,738 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-1*871.338/-60.882
=14.31

* 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.


Kunlun Energy Co  (OTCPK:KUNUF) 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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Kunlun Energy Co (Kunlun Energy Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
118 Connaught Road West, 39th Floor, Hong Kong, HKG
Kunlun Energy Co Ltd is an integrated oil and gas service company. The firm is engaged in multiple activities which include exploration and production operations at its oils fields located internationally, operating natural gas pipeline mainly providing support services to the oil and gas industry, and offers processing and storage facilities of liquified natural gas(LNG), and sale of sale of LNG and liquified petroleum gas across China. The Group is engaged in a broad range of oil and gas related activities and derives its revenue from its four operating segments: Natural Gas Sales, Sales of LPG, LNG Processing and Terminal and Exploration and Production.

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