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Xcel Energy (FRA:NRN) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Xcel Energy Financial Strength?

Xcel Energy 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:

Xcel Energy 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.

Xcel Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.45. Xcel Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.96. As of today, Xcel Energy's Altman Z-Score is 0.89.


Competitive Comparison of Xcel Energy's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Xcel Energy's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Xcel Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Xcel Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Xcel Energy 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:

Xcel Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-255 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €625 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €25,186 Mil.

Xcel Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*624.68/-254.84
=2.45

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. Xcel Energy Inc interest coverage is 2.56, which is low.

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

Xcel Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1143.56 + 25185.92) / 13428.32
=1.96

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.

Xcel Energy has a Z-score of 0.89, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.89 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.


Xcel Energy  (FRA:NRN) 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.

Xcel Energy 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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Xcel Energy (FRA:NRN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55401
Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.8 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; Public Service Company of Colorado; and Southwestern Public Service Company, which serves customers in Texas and New Mexico. It is one of the largest renewable energy owners and suppliers in the U.S. with more than half of its electricity sales coming from carbon-free energy.

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