Centerpoint Energy CNP
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Centerpoint Energy Inc (CNP) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2018)

Centerpoint Energy (CNP) posted quarterly Times Interest Earned 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) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

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

  • In Q1 2018, Times Interest Earned 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.
  • Times Interest Earned eased to $2.16 in Q1 2018 per CNP's latest filing, from $42.29 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $42.29 in Q4 2017 and bottomed at $1.41 in Q4 2015.
  • Historically, Times Interest Earned has averaged $4.77 across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 in 2014.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Times Interest Earned tumbled 41.2% — and 2017, when it jumped 2510.23%.
  • Centerpoint Energy's Times Interest Earned 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 Times Interest Earned 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