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Ferrellgas Partners LP (Ferrellgas Partners LP) Interest Coverage : 4.96 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Ferrellgas Partners LP 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. Ferrellgas Partners LP's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $121 Mil. Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-24 Mil. Ferrellgas Partners LP's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.96. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FGPR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 1.19   Max: 2.45
Current: 2.27


FGPR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.76% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.75 vs FGPR: 2.27

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


Ferrellgas Partners LP Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ferrellgas Partners LP'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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Ferrellgas Partners LP Interest Coverage Chart

Ferrellgas Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 0.81 1.26 2.38 2.45

Ferrellgas Partners LP Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 5.28 4.02 - 0.27 4.96

Competitive Comparison of Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Ferrellgas Partners LP'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.


Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ferrellgas Partners LP 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.

Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023, Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Expense was $-98 Mil. Its Operating Income was $239 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,490 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Jul. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Jul. 2023 )
=-1*239.38/-97.712
=2.45

Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2024, Ferrellgas Partners LP's Interest Expense was $-24 Mil. Its Operating Income was $121 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,489 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*120.802/-24.359
=4.96

* 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.


Ferrellgas Partners LP  (OTCPK:FGPR) 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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Ferrellgas Partners LP (Ferrellgas Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Liberty Plaza, Liberty, MO, USA, 64068
Ferrellgas Partners LP operates as a propane distributor. Its operations primarily include the distribution and sale of propane and related equipment and supplies within the Midwest, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest regions of the United States. The firm caters to residential, industrial, commercial, portable tank exchange, agricultural, wholesale and other, customers. Ferrellgas earns revenue primarily through the distribution of propane, as well as through the sale of propane related equipment and supplies.
Executives
Allen G Jones officer: VP Legal & General Counsel C/O FERRELLGAS, INC., ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, LIBERTY MO 64068
Joe Eby director 13795 S. MUR-LEN RD, STE. 301, OLATHE MO 66062
Michael E Cole officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FERRELLGAS, INC., ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, LIBERTY MO 64068
Dhiraj Cherian officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FERRELLGAS, INC., ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, LIBERTY MO 64068
Edward Newberry director C/O FERRELLGAS, INC., ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, LIBERTY MO 64068
Ares Management Holdings L.p. director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Craig Snyder director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Corp director 2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Carney Hawks director C/O EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 5300, DENVER CO 80202
Ares Management Llc director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Voting Llc director C/O ARES MGMT, 2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Holdco Llc director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Gp Llc director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Partners Holdco Llc director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Brian Herrmann officer: Interim CFO ONE LIBERTY PLAZA, LIBERTY MO 64068

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