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Comstock Resources (Comstock Resources) Interest Coverage : 1.06 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Comstock Resources 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. Comstock Resources's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $51 Mil. Comstock Resources's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-48 Mil. Comstock Resources's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CRK' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 1.34   Max: 13.33
Current: 1.34


CRK's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
88.93% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.79 vs CRK: 1.34

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


Comstock Resources Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comstock Resources'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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Comstock Resources Interest Coverage Chart

Comstock Resources 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 1.70 0.69 4.86 13.33 1.34

Comstock Resources 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 13.38 3.78 - 1.08 1.06

Competitive Comparison of Comstock Resources's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Comstock Resources'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.


Comstock Resources's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Comstock Resources's Interest Coverage falls into.



Comstock Resources 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.

Comstock Resources'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, Comstock Resources's Interest Expense was $-169 Mil. Its Operating Income was $226 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,688 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*226.472/-169.018
=1.34

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Comstock Resources's Interest Expense was $-48 Mil. Its Operating Income was $51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,688 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*50.777/-47.936
=1.06

* 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.


Comstock Resources  (NYSE:CRK) 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 .


Comstock Resources Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Comstock Resources (Comstock Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5300 Town and Country Boulevard, Suite 500, Comstock Tower, Frisco, TX, USA, 75034
Comstock Resources Inc is an independent energy company operating in the Haynesville shale, a natural gas basin located in East Texas and North Louisiana with superior economics and geographical proximity to the Gulf Coast markets. It is engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and natural gas. Its oil and gas operations are concentrated in Louisiana, Texas and North Dakota.
Executives
Roland O Burns director, officer: Sr. VP & CFO 5300 TOWN AND COUNTY BLVD SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Brian Christopher Claunch officer: VP of Financial Reporting 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Patrick Mcgough officer: Vice President of Operations 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Jim L Turner director DEAN FOODS COMPANY, 2711 N. HASKELL AVE., SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Morris E Foster director C/O EXXON MOBIL CORP, 5959 LAS COLINAS BLVD., IRVING TX 75039-2298
Newell Clifford Doyle Iii officer: VP of Corporate Development 5300 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
M Jay Allison director, officer: Chairman & CEO 5300 TOWN AND COUNTY BLVD SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Kanaman Lori Ann Arendt officer: VP of Marketing 5300 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Stuart D Porter director, 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON ST, 25TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Russell W Romoser officer: VP of Reservoir Engineering 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Ronald Eugene Mills officer: VP of Finance. and IR 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
John David Jacobi director 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
David John Terry officer: Sr. VP of Corporate Dev. 5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD, SUITE 500, FRISCO TX 75034
Covey Park Holdings Llc director, 10 percent owner 8401 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75225
Jordan Tatum Marye director 700 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3700, HOUSTON TX 77002