Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 2.16 for Q1 2018, down 16.72% year-over-year from 2.6 in Q1 2017, and down 94.88% quarter-over-quarter from 42.29 in Q4 2017.

Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 10 consecutive years, with 2.16 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2018.

  • In Q1 2018, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 16.72% year-over-year to 2.16; the TTM figure through Mar 2018 stood at 3.75 (up 61.47% YoY), while the FY2017 annual figure was 2.84, up 20.06% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio eased to 2.16 in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from 42.29 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 42.29 in Q4 2017 and bottomed at 1.41 in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 4.77 across 5 years, with a median of 2.4 in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 41.2% — and 2017, when it jumped 2510.23%.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.4 in 2014, then slumped by 41.2% to 1.41 in 2015, then climbed by 14.69% to 1.62 in 2016, then surged by 2510.23% to 42.29 in 2017, then tumbled by 94.88% to 2.16 in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CNP's Interest Coverage Ratio at 2.16 in Q1 2018, 42.29 in Q4 2017, and 3.49 in Q3 2017.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 2.16
Dec 31, 2017 42.29
Sep 30, 2017 3.49
Jun 30, 2017 2.90
Mar 31, 2017 2.60
Dec 31, 2016 1.62
Sep 30, 2016 3.42
Jun 30, 2016 2.12
Mar 31, 2016 2.21
Dec 31, 2015 1.41
Sep 30, 2015 3.01
Jun 30, 2015 2.09
Mar 31, 2015 2.23
Dec 31, 2014 2.40
Sep 30, 2014 2.65
Jun 30, 2014 2.09
Mar 31, 2014 2.42
Dec 31, 2013 1.02
Sep 30, 2013 2.84
Jun 30, 2013 2.62