MGE Energy (MGE Energy) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is MGE Energy Financial Strength?

MGE Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

MGE Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.21. MGE Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.18. As of today, MGE Energy's Altman Z-Score is 1.98.

Competitive Comparison of MGE Energy's Financial Strength

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

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

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

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

MGE 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:

MGE Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $736.9 Mil.

MGE Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	24.169	/	-7.528
	=	3.21

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

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

MGE Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(43.146	+	736.861)	/	658.608
	=	1.18

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.

MGE Energy has a Z-score of 1.98, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that MGE Energy is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.98 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.

MGE Energy (NAS:MGEE) 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.

MGE Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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MGE Energy (MGE Energy) Business Description

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Address

133 South Blair Street, Madison, WI, USA, 53788

Website

https://www.mgeenergy.com

MGE Energy Inc is a U.S. public utilities holding company based in Wisconsin. The firm generates, purchases, and distributes electricity and natural gas, and also provides transmission services, the company generates electricity from coal and purchased power, but also from natural gas, fuel oil, and renewable sources. MGE operates through five segments, which include Regulated electric utility operations, Regulated gas utility operations, Non-regulated energy operations, Transmission investments, and All other segment which includes investing in companies and property and financing the regulated operations. The majority of electric retail revenue is derived from commercial consumers whereas the majority of natural gas revenue is derived from residential consumers.

Executives

Scott Robert Smith	officer: VP Bus. Regulatory Strategy	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James G Berbee	director	133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James Jerome Lorenz	officer: VP Business Operations	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Noble Lynnwood Wray	director	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Lynn K Hobbie	officer: Exec VP Marketing & Corp Comm	133 SOUTH BLAIR ST, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Gary J Wolter	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR ST., P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Cari Anne Renlund	officer: VP and General Counsel	133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
James L Possin	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR STREET, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Tamara Jean Johnson	officer: VP Accounting and Controller	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Jared Joseph Bushek	officer: VP Finance, CIO & Treasurer	623 RAILROAD STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Marcia M Anderson	director	133 S BLAIR STREET, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Jeffrey M Keebler	officer: Sr. VP-Energy Supply & Plan	133 S BLAIR ST, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Regina M Millner	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR ST, P.O. BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Donald D Peterson	officer: VP - Energy Technology	133 S. BLAIR ST, PO BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231
Thomas R Stolper	director	133 SOUTH BLAIR STREET, POST OFFICE BOX 1231, MADISON WI 53701-1231