American Electric Power Company Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 0/6
American Electric Power Company has a total shareholder equity of $26.7B and total debt of $43.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 163.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $100.1B and $73.5B respectively. American Electric Power Company's EBIT is $4.1B making its interest coverage ratio 2.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $474.4M.
Key information
163.7%
Debt to equity ratio
US$43.63b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 2.2x |
| Cash | US$474.40m |
| Equity | US$26.66b |
| Total liabilities | US$73.46b |
| Total assets | US$100.12b |
Recent financial health updates
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: A1EP34's short term assets ($6.0B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($10.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: A1EP34's short term assets ($6.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($62.8B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: A1EP34's net debt to equity ratio (161.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: A1EP34's debt to equity ratio has increased from 141.5% to 163.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: A1EP34's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (14.7%).
Interest Coverage: A1EP34's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.2x coverage).