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APA (APA) Interest Coverage

: 11.76 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. APA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $929 Mil. APA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-79 Mil. APA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.76. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

APA' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 5.33   Max: 16.66
Current: 10.56


APA's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
60.94% of 763 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.67 vs APA: 10.56

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


APA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for APA'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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APA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.13 0.41 7.12 16.66 10.32

APA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.40 10.15 9.21 11.20 11.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, APA'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.


APA Interest Coverage Distribution

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

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



APA 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.

APA'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, APA's Interest Expense was $-327 Mil. Its Operating Income was $3,376 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,186 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3376/-327
=10.32

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, APA's Interest Expense was $-79 Mil. Its Operating Income was $929 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,186 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*929/-79
=11.76

* 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.


APA  (NAS:APA) 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 .


APA Interest Coverage Related Terms

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APA (APA) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100, One Post Oak Central, Houston, TX, USA, 77056-4400
Based in Houston, APA is an independent exploration and production company. It operates primarily in the U.S., Egypt, the North Sea, and Suriname. At year-end 2022, proved reserves totaled 890 million barrels of oil equivalent, with net reported production of 400 thousand boe/day that year (64% of which was oil and natural gas liquids, with the remainder natural gas).
Executives
Tracey K Henderson officer: Executive VP Exploration C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark D Maddox officer: Executive VP - Administration C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
P Anthony Lannie officer: Exec. Vice Pres & Gen Counsel C/O APACHE CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Chansoo Joung director C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
David L Stover director NOBLE ENERGY, INC., 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
Charles W Hooper director C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
D. Clay Bretches officer: Exec. VP, Operations C/O APACHE CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Rebecca A Hoyt officer: Sr. VP, Chief Acct Officer C/O APACHE CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056-4400
Annell R Bay director C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Lamar Mckay director 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
John E Lowe director 600 N DAIRY ASHFORD, HOUSTON TX 77079
Amy H Nelson director 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Rene R Joyce director P.O. BOX 130430, HOUSTON TX 77219-0430
Daniel Wayne Rabun director 6 CHESTERFIELD GARDENS, 3RD FLOOR, LONDON X0 W1J 5BQ
Peter A Ragauss director 2929 ALLEN PARKWAY, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019

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