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Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG) Interest Expense

: $-857 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -535 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-857 Mil.

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. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ 4,315 Mil. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -535 Mil. Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.06. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is. Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Mercedes-Benz Group AG Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Interest Expense 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.

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Mercedes-Benz Group AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -977.78 -435.52 -484.75 -452.33 -753.54

Mercedes-Benz Group AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Expense 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -132.42 -201.29 -65.01 -55.50 -535.44

Mercedes-Benz Group AG Interest Expense Calculation

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money.

Interest Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-857 Mil.

* 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.


Mercedes-Benz Group AG  (OTCPK:MBGAF) Interest Expense Explanation

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. The higher, the better.

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

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-535 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,315 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $60,080 Mil.

Mercedes-Benz Group AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4315.158/-535.442
=8.06

* 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.


Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG) Business Description

Address
Mercedesstrasse 120, Stuttgart, BW, DEU, 70372
Based in Stuttgart, Germany, Mercedes-Benz Group makes premium and luxury passenger vehicles and commercial vans. Brands include Mercedes-Benz, AMG, and Maybach. Mercedes-Benz Mobility provides the company's dealers and its customers with vehicle financing as well as mobility services in ride hailing, car sharing, and charging. Mercedes owns 9.74% of Aston Martin and 9.55% of Beijing Automotive Group. Through Tenaciou3 Prospect Investment, Li Shufu, chair of Chinese automaker Geely, owns 9.69% of Mercedes-Benz. Other major shareholders include Beijing Automotive Group at 9.98% and Kuwait Investment Authority at 4.9% (6.8% before the sale of a 1.9% stake in March 2023).
Executives
Elizabeth Centoni Supervisory Board
Marie Wieck Supervisory Board