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Frontier Communications Parent (Frontier Communications Parent) Interest Coverage : 0.62 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Frontier Communications Parent 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. Frontier Communications Parent's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $124 Mil. Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-199 Mil. Frontier Communications Parent's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.62. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

FYBR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.76   Med: 1.18   Max: 1.59
Current: 0.76


FYBR's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
89.69% of 291 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.6 vs FYBR: 0.76

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


Frontier Communications Parent Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frontier Communications Parent'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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Frontier Communications Parent Interest Coverage Chart

Frontier Communications Parent Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
0.96 1.59 N/A 1.40 0.87

Frontier Communications Parent Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 1.07 0.93 0.76 0.75 0.62

Competitive Comparison of Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Frontier Communications Parent'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.


Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Coverage falls into.



Frontier Communications Parent 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.

Frontier Communications Parent'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, Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Expense was $-653 Mil. Its Operating Income was $565 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,246 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*565/-653
=0.87

Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Frontier Communications Parent's Interest Expense was $-199 Mil. Its Operating Income was $124 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,240 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*124/-199
=0.62

* 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.


Frontier Communications Parent  (NAS:FYBR) 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 .


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Frontier Communications Parent (Frontier Communications Parent) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851
Frontier Communications Parent Inc offers a variety of services to residential and business customers over its fiber-optic and copper networks, including video, high-speed internet, advanced voice, and Frontier Secure digital protection solutions. It offers communications solutions to small, medium, and enterprise businesses.
Executives
Ares Management Llc 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 2 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 5 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 4 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 3 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 1 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 6 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii A (de) Frontier Holdings 2 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii A (de) Frontier Holdings 1 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Asof Ii Frontier Holdings 7 L.p. 10 percent owner C/O ASOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
William Mcgloin officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC., 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
John G Stratton director, officer: Executive Chairman 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Charlon Mcintosh officer: See Remarks C/O FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC., 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Melissa Pint officer: Chief Digital Info. Officer C/O FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS PARENT, INC., 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Margaret Mary Smyth director PO BOX 33428, ST. PAUL MN 55133