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Viper Energy (Viper Energy) Interest Coverage : 7.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Viper 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. Viper Energy's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $138.9 Mil. Viper Energy's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-19.6 Mil. Viper Energy's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 7.09. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

VNOM' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.6   Med: 13.67   Max: 35.97
Current: 10.83


VNOM's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
62.01% of 758 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 6.74 vs VNOM: 10.83

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


Viper Energy Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viper 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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Viper Energy Interest Coverage Chart

Viper Energy 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 9.18 3.70 10.62 16.84 12.68

Viper 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 12.63 9.93 21.67 8.55 7.09

Competitive Comparison of Viper Energy's Interest Coverage

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Viper 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.


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

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

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



Viper 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.

Viper 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, Viper Energy's Interest Expense was $-48.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $620.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,083.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*620.219/-48.907
=12.68

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Viper Energy's Interest Expense was $-19.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $138.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,093.5 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*138.926/-19.588
=7.09

* 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.


Viper Energy  (NAS:VNOM) 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 .


Viper Energy Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Viper Energy (Viper Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 West Texas, Suite 1200, Midland, TX, USA, 79701
Viper Energy Inc was formed by Diamondback Energy in 2014 to own mineral royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin. At the end of 2020, Viper owns 24,350 net royalty acres that produced 26,551 boe/d. Proved reserves are mostly oil, and at the end of 2020 stand at 99,392 mboe.
Executives
Bx Swt Ml Holdco Llc 10 percent owner 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Holdings Iii L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Laurie H Argo director 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Frank C. Hu director 625 LIBERTY AVE., SUITE 1700, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Armour Spencer D Iii director 400 W. ILLINOIS, SUITE 800, MIDLAND TX 79701
Bx Guidon Topco Llc 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.L.C, 345 PARK AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Matt Zmigrosky officer: Exec. VP and General Counsel 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Bx Swallowtail Royalties Holding Llc 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., NEW YORK NY 10154
Swallowtail Royalties Ii Llc 10 percent owner 7750 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., STE. 120-370, IRVING TX 75063
Swallowtail Royalties Llc 10 percent owner 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FWY., STE. 1300, IRVING TX 75062
Swallowtail Royalties Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FWY., STE. 1300, IRVING TX 75062
Guidon Energy Holdings Lp 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.L.C, 345 PARK AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Guidon Energy Holdings Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.L.C, 345 PARK AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Energy Management Associates Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Ema Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154

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