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Imperial Petroleum (Imperial Petroleum) Interest Coverage : 266.00 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Imperial Petroleum 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. Imperial Petroleum's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.9 Mil. Imperial Petroleum's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil. Imperial Petroleum's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 266.00. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Imperial Petroleum's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

IMPP' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.75   Med: 18.52   Max: 36.68
Current: 36.68


IMPP's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.32% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.59 vs IMPP: 36.68

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


Imperial Petroleum Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Imperial Petroleum'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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Imperial Petroleum Interest Coverage Chart

Imperial Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Jul07 Jul08 Jul09 Jul10 Jul11 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Imperial Petroleum Quarterly Data
Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Dec19 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 15.66 26.26 55.67 No Debt 266.00

Competitive Comparison of Imperial Petroleum's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Imperial Petroleum'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.


Imperial Petroleum's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Imperial Petroleum's Interest Coverage falls into.



Imperial Petroleum 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.

Imperial Petroleum'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, Imperial Petroleum's Interest Expense was $-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $66.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*66.831/-1.822
=36.68

Imperial Petroleum's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Imperial Petroleum's Interest Expense was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2.926/-0.011
=266.00

* 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.


Imperial Petroleum  (NAS:IMPP) 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 .


Imperial Petroleum Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Imperial Petroleum (Imperial Petroleum) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
331 Kifissias Avenue, Erithrea, Athens, GRC, 14561
Imperial Petroleum Inc is a provider of international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It owns and operates a fleet of three medium-range product tankers that carry refined petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemical.