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Devon Energy (WBO:DVN) Interest Coverage : 9.97 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Devon Energy 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. Devon Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €798 Mil. Devon Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-80 Mil. Devon Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 9.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

WBO:DVN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 8.37   Max: 21.41
Current: 12.35


WBO:DVN's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
63.86% of 761 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.73 vs WBO:DVN: 12.35

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


Devon Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Devon Energy'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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Devon Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Devon Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Devon Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 13.99 9.76 12.46 17.47 9.97

Competitive Comparison of Devon Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Devon Energy'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.


Devon Energy's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Devon Energy's Interest Coverage falls into.



Devon Energy 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.

Devon Energy'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, Devon Energy's Interest Expense was €-338 Mil. Its Operating Income was €4,502 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,472 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4502.47/-338.373
=13.31

Devon Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Devon Energy's Interest Expense was €-80 Mil. Its Operating Income was €798 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,491 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*797.64/-80.04
=9.97

* 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.


Devon Energy  (WBO:DVN) 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 .


Devon Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Devon Energy (WBO:DVN) Business Description

Address
333 West Sheridan Avenue, Oklahoma, OK, USA, 73102-5015
Devon Energy, based in Oklahoma City, is one of the largest independent exploration and production companies in North America. The firm's asset base is spread throughout onshore North America and includes exposure to the Delaware, STACK, Eagle Ford, Powder River Basin, and Bakken plays. At year-end 2022, Devon's proved reserves totaled 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent, and net production that year was 611 thousand boe/d, of which oil and natural gas liquids made up 73% of production, with natural gas accounting for the remainder.

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