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Analysis of Debt
Difficulty: Advanced
Debt Accounting Policy
Capitalized Interest
Interest from external borrowings is capitalized on major projects with an expected construction period of one year or longer. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying asset and is amortized over the useful lives of the assets in the same manner as the underlying assets.
Source: ConocoPhillips, Annual Report
Total Debt (Carrying Amount)
ConocoPhillips, Statement of Financial Position, Debt
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Source: Based on data from ConocoPhillips, Annual Reports
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Total debt, including capital leases (carrying amount) | Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt plus capital lease obligations. | ConocoPhillips's total debt increased from 2015 to 2016 but then declined significantly from 2016 to 2017. |
Total Debt (Fair Value)
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Source: Based on data from ConocoPhillips, Annual Reports
Weighted-average Interest Rate on Debt
Before-tax incremental borrowing rate: %
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Source: Based on data from ConocoPhillips, Annual Reports
1 USD $ in millions
2 Weighted-average interest rate = 100 × ÷ = %
Interest Costs Incurred
ConocoPhillips
USD $ in millions
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Source: Based on data from ConocoPhillips, Annual Reports
| Item | Description | The company |
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| Interest expensed | Represents the portion of interest incurred in the period on debt arrangements that was charged against earnings. | ConocoPhillips's interest expensed increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017. |
| Interest capitalized | The amount of interest that was capitalized during the period. | ConocoPhillips's interest capitalized declined from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
| Interest incurred | Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings. | ConocoPhillips's interest incurred increased from 2015 to 2016 but then slightly declined from 2016 to 2017 not reaching 2015 level. |
Adjusted Interest Coverage Ratio
2017 Calculations
1 Interest coverage ratio (excluding capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest and debt expense
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2 Adjusted interest coverage ratio (including capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest incurred
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| Ratio | Description | The company |
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| Adjusted interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments (including capitalized interest). | ConocoPhillips's adjusted interest coverage ratio improved from 2015 to 2016 and from 2016 to 2017. |
