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Constellation Energy (Constellation Energy) Interest Coverage

: 3.12 (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. Constellation Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $433 Mil. Constellation Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-139 Mil. Constellation Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.12. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CEG' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.19   Med: 2.15   Max: 5.58
Current: 4.81


CEG's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
66.26% of 326 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs CEG: 4.81

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


Constellation Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Constellation 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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Constellation Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only 3.02 1.19 1.22 - 5.58

Constellation Energy Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 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 2.61 0.67 6.86 10.52 3.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Constellation 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.


Constellation Energy Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Constellation Energy's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Constellation 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.

Constellation 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, Constellation Energy's Interest Expense was $-431 Mil. Its Operating Income was $2,405 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,496 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*2405/-431
=5.58

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Constellation Energy's Interest Expense was $-139 Mil. Its Operating Income was $433 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,496 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*433/-139
=3.12

* 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.


Constellation Energy  (NAS:CEG) 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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Constellation Energy (Constellation Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1310 Point Street, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21231
Constellation Energy Corp offers energy solutions. It provides clean energy and sustainable solutions to homes, businesses, the public sector, community aggregations, and a range of wholesale customers (such as municipalities, cooperatives, and other strategics). The company offers comprehensive energy solutions and a variety of pricing options for electric, natural gas, and renewable energy products for companies of any size.
Executives
Charles L. Harrington director 5875 TRINITY PKWY #300, CENTREVILLE VA 20120
Laurie Brlas director C/O ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 4250 CONGRESS ST STE 900, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Julie Holzrichter director 20 S. WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
John M Richardson director 10 S. DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Bradley M Halverson director 100 N.E. ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Dhiaa M. Jamil director DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION, 550 SOUTH TRYON STREET - DEC45A, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Robert J Lawless director C/O CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP, 1047 NORTH PARK ROAD, WYOMISSING PA 19610
De Balmann Yves C director 360 MADISON AVE 20TH FL, C/O BREGAL INVESTMENTS, NEW YORK NY 10017
Khandpur K Ashish director 3M COMPANY LEGAL AFFAIRS, 3M CENTER, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Nneka Louise Rimmer director 18 LOVETON CIRCLE, SPARKS MD 21152
Michael Koehler officer: EVP & Chief Admin Officer 1310 POINT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21231
Matthew N Bauer officer: SVP & Controller 1310 POINT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21231
Kathleen Barron officer: EVP & Chief Strategy Officer 1310 POINT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21231
David O. Dardis officer: EVP & General Counsel 1310 POINT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21231
Daniel L. Eggers officer: EVP & CFO 1310 POINT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21231