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Blue Dolphin Energy Co (Blue Dolphin Energy Co) Interest Coverage : 6.71 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Blue Dolphin Energy Co 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. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.3 Mil. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.5 Mil. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.71. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BDCO' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 4.44   Max: 12.29
Current: 6.22


BDCO's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
50.85% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.59 vs BDCO: 6.22

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


Blue Dolphin Energy Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Dolphin Energy Co'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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Blue Dolphin Energy Co Interest Coverage Chart

Blue Dolphin Energy Co 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 0.81 - - 6.67 6.22

Blue Dolphin Energy Co 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 11.77 13.76 0.05 5.89 6.71

Competitive Comparison of Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Blue Dolphin Energy Co'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.


Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Blue Dolphin Energy Co 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.

Blue Dolphin Energy Co'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, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-6.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $37.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*37.946/-6.103
=6.22

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Interest Expense was $-1.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.26/-1.529
=6.71

* 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.


Blue Dolphin Energy Co  (OTCPK:BDCO) 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 .


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Blue Dolphin Energy Co (Blue Dolphin Energy Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
801 Travis Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Blue Dolphin Energy Co is a United States-based refiner and marketer of petroleum products. It operates in two segments: Refinery operations and Tolling and Terminaling. The vast majority of its revenue comes from Refinery operations that include refining and marketing petroleum products. Tolling and terminating operations relate to tolling and storage terminating services under related-party and third-party lease agreements.
Executives
Jonathan P Carroll 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & President 4265 SAN FELIPE, 8TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77027
Ryan A. Bailey director C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Amitav Misra director 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Christopher Todd Morris director C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Blue Sky Langsa Ltd 10 percent owner 1509 EAST CHAPMAN AVE., ORANGE CA 92866
Tommy L Byrd officer: INTERIM CFO C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Herbert N Whitney director 400 EAST KALISTE SALOOM #1300, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
A Haag Sherman director 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 5900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mcreynolds Thomas J Jr officer: CFO, SVP & Treasurer C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Thomas Wayne Heath officer: Executive Vice President 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
William J. Dale officer: CFO, Treasurer & Secretary 12918 PARK FOREST TRAIL, CYPRESS TX 77429
T Scott Howard officer: Accting Mgr, Asst Trea/Sect 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
John N Goodpasture director 1200 SMITH STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael S Chadwick director 3100 JP MORGAN CHASE TOWER, HOUSTON TX 77002
Erik Ostbye director 1599 POST ROAD EAST, WESTPORT CT 06880

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