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Telenor ASA (OSTO:TELO) Interest Coverage : 25.23 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Telenor ASA 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. Telenor ASA's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr5,576 Mil. Telenor ASA's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-221 Mil. Telenor ASA's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.23. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Telenor ASA's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:TELo' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.29   Med: 9.37   Max: 12.74
Current: 5.41


OSTO:TELo's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
55.9% of 288 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.61 vs OSTO:TELo: 5.41

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


Telenor ASA Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telenor ASA'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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Telenor ASA Interest Coverage Chart

Telenor ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.75 7.62 7.81 9.09 5.29

Telenor ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.93 5.56 2.82 4.71 25.23

Competitive Comparison of Telenor ASA's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telenor ASA'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.


Telenor ASA's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Telenor ASA's Interest Coverage falls into.



Telenor ASA 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.

Telenor ASA'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, Telenor ASA's Interest Expense was kr-3,410 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr18,028 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr86,349 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18028/-3410
=5.29

Telenor ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Telenor ASA's Interest Expense was kr-221 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr5,576 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr86,349 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*5576/-221
=25.23

* 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.


Telenor ASA  (OSTO:TELo) 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 .


Telenor ASA Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Telenor ASA (OSTO:TELO) Business Description

Address
Snaroyveien 30, Fornebu, NOR, N-1360
Telenor is an international provider of telecom, data, and media communication services. It is the incumbent dominant telecom operator in Norway and the Norwegian government holds a stake of more than 50% in the firm. Telenor also operates in other Nordic countries and owns several businesses in Asia. Most of Telenor's operations are mobile businesses, although it also has some fixed-line operations in Nordic European countries.

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