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Vital Energy (Vital Energy) Interest Coverage : 3.22 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vital Energy 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. Vital Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $137 Mil. Vital Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-42 Mil. Vital Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.22. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VTLE' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 3.91   Max: 8.98
Current: 3.95


VTLE's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
66.67% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs VTLE: 3.95

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


Vital Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vital 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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Vital Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Vital Energy 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 3.91 0.41 5.87 8.98 3.95

Vital 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 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 7.07 4.29 3.85 4.58 3.22

Competitive Comparison of Vital Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Vital 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.


Vital Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Vital 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.

Vital 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, Vital Energy's Interest Expense was $-142 Mil. Its Operating Income was $561 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,681 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*560.603/-141.839
=3.95

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Vital Energy's Interest Expense was $-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was $137 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,681 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*136.784/-42.451
=3.22

* 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.


Vital Energy  (NYSE:VTLE) 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 .


Vital Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Vital Energy (Vital Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
521 East Second Street, Suite 1000, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74120
Vital Energy is an independent energy company. Its business is focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The Company has identified one operating segment: exploration and production.
Executives
Lori A Lancaster director 302 WEST 86TH STREET. APT. 4C, NEW YORK NY 10024
Maple Energy Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone/gower Mgmt Co Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone Management Group, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lapeyre Pierre F Jr 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS, 712 FIFTH AVENUE 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
David M Leuschen 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone Credit Partners - Direct, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone Strategic Credit Partners A-2 Aiv, L.p. 10 percent owner 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone Credit Partners Ii - Direct, L.p. 10 percent owner 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rcp Ii F2 Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Riverstone Maple Investor, Llc 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rcp Strategic Credit Partners (a) Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rcp F1 Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rcp F2 Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019