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Calpine (Calpine) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Dec. 2017)


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What is Calpine Financial Strength?

Calpine has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Calpine did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Calpine's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was 1.58. As of today, Calpine's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Calpine's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Calpine'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.


Calpine's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Calpine's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calpine's Financial Strength falls into.



Calpine 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:

Calpine's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-152 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2017 was $-100 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 was $11,180 Mil.

Calpine's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is

Calpine did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Calpine's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2017 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2017 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(225 + 11180) / 7204
=1.58

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.

Calpine has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Calpine  (NYSE:CPN) 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.

Calpine has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Calpine (Calpine) Business Description

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Calpine is the largest natural gas power producer in the United States, with 3.0 GW of simple-cycle combustion turbines, 6.3 GW of combined-cycle cogeneration, and 15.8 GW of combined-cycle combustion turbines. It also owns 725 MW of geothermal generation in California geothermal generation and 4 MW of solar generation.
Executives
David C Merritt director CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, ST LOUIS MO 63131
W. Thaddeus Miller officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jack A Fusco director C/O FOSTER WHEELER LTD., PERRYVILLE CORPORATE PARK, CLINTON NJ 08809
Frank Cassidy director
Thad Hill director, officer: President & CEO 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mosbacher Robert A Jr director 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
W Benjamin Moreland director C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Laurie Brlas director C/O ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Denise M Oleary director MEDTRONIC INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
San Francisco Partners Lp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Spo Advisory Corp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
Sf Advisory Partners Lp 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY STE 3215, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Partners Ii Lp 10 percent owner PO BOX 2722, C/O SPO PARTNERS & CO, SAN ANSELMO CA 94979
John H Scully 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Spo Advisory Partners Lp 10 percent owner 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, STE 3215, MILL VALLEY CA 94941

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