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AEP (American Electric Power Co) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is American Electric Power Co Financial Strength?

American Electric Power Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

American Electric Power Co Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

American Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.77. American Electric Power Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 2.42. As of today, American Electric Power Co's Altman Z-Score is 0.90.


Competitive Comparison of American Electric Power Co's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, American Electric Power Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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American Electric Power Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, American Electric Power Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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American Electric Power Co Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

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

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:

American Electric Power Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-466 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $826 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $40,487 Mil.

American Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*826.4/-465.6
=1.77

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. American Electric Power Co Inc interest coverage is 2.21, which is low.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

American Electric Power Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3852.7 + 40487.3) / 18316.8
=2.42

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

American Electric Power Co has a Z-score of 0.90, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.9 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


American Electric Power Co  (NAS:AEP) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

American Electric Power Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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American Electric Power Co Business Description

Address
1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215-2373
American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 42% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (21%), nuclear (8%), and demand response (2%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Executives
Antonio P Smyth officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Greg B Hall officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Daniel G. Stoddard director 5000 DOMINION BOULEVARD, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Kate Sturgess officer: Controller, CAO 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
David Matthew Feinberg officer: Senior Vice President C/O ALLEGHENY ENERGY, INC., 800 CABIN HILL DRIVE, GREENSBURG PA 15601
Christian T Beam officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Nicholas K Akins officer: Executive Vice President AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Ann P Kelly officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 460 NORTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Peggy Simmons officer: Executive Vice President 212 E 6TH ST, TULSA OK 74119
Raja Sundararajan officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Donna James director ONE MIRANOVA PLACE, SUITE 1040, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Therace Risch officer: Senior Vice President 6501 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Charles E Zebula officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Paul Iii Chodak officer: Executive Vice President 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Julia A Sloat officer: Executive VP, CFO 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215