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Gulfport Energy (Gulfport Energy) Interest Coverage : 2.70 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Gulfport 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. Gulfport Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $36.6 Mil. Gulfport Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-13.6 Mil. Gulfport Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.70. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

GPOR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.36   Med: 3.85   Max: 26.75
Current: 2.39


GPOR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
80.24% of 759 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.75 vs GPOR: 2.39

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


Gulfport Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulfport 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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Gulfport Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Gulfport Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Gulfport 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 11.09 0.68 1.98 4.11 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Gulfport Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Gulfport 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.


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

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

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



Gulfport 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.

Gulfport 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, Gulfport Energy's Interest Expense was $-53.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $239.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $668.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*239.29/-53.82
=4.45

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Gulfport Energy's Interest Expense was $-13.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $36.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $637.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*36.63/-13.59
=2.70

* 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.


Gulfport Energy  (NYSE:GPOR) 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 .


Gulfport Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Gulfport Energy (Gulfport Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
713 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 73114
Gulfport Energy Corp is an independent exploration and development company. It operates through Utica Shale and Scoop properties. The Utica Shale is located in the Appalachian Basin of the United States and Canada. The Scoop (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) play of Oklahoma is located in the southeast portion of the prolific Anadarko Basin.
Executives
Jason Joseph Martinez director 1 TOKENEKE TRAIL, HOUSTON TX 77024
Silver Point Capital L.p. director, 10 percent owner TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, SUITE 1, GREENWICH CT 06830
Patrick K. Craine officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. 713 MARKET DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Michael Sluiter officer: SVP of Reservoir Engineering 713 MARKET DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Matthew Willrath officer: VP & CAO 713 MARKET DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Jean Marie Powers director 2507 LOCKE LANE, HOUSTON TX 77019
Robert J O'shea 10 percent owner C/O SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P., TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Edward A Mule 10 percent owner C/O SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P., TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mary Shafer-malicki director 757 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77079
Michael L Hodges officer: EVP & CFO C/O GULFPORT ENERGY CORP, 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Matthew Rucker officer: SVP, Operations 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
John K. Reinhart director, officer: President & CEO 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Robert John Moses officer: SVP, Operations & Drilling 3001 QUAIL SPRINGS PARKWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73134
David A Reganato director TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
William J Buese officer: Chief Financial Officer 3001 QUAIL SPRINGS PKWY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73134