PCCW (HKSE:00008) Interest Expense

: HK$-2,501 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. PCCW's interest expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$ -1,348 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-2,501 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. PCCW's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$ 3,416 Mil. PCCW's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$ -1,348 Mil. PCCW's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.53. 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.

PCCW Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for PCCW's Interest Expense can be seen below:

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PCCW Annual Data

Trend

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Interest Expense

-1,940.00

-1,566.00

-1,391.00

-1,678.00

-2,501.00

PCCW Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Interest Expense																-704.00	-721.00	-957.00	-1,153.00	-1,348.00

PCCW 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-2,501 Mil.

PCCW (HKSE:00008) Interest Expense Explanation

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

PCCW's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-1,348 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$3,416 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$52,033 Mil.

PCCW'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	*	3416	/	-1348
	=	2.53

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. PCCW Ltd interest coverage is 2.1, which is low.

PCCW (HKSE:00008) Business Description

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Address

Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road, 41st Floor, PCCW Tower, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

http://www.pccw.com

PCCW Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company engaged in the businesses of telecommunications, media, information technology solutions, property development and investment, and others. Its operating segments are HKT Limited (HKT), Media Business, and Solutions Business. The entity derives key revenue from the HKT segment, which includes the provision of telecommunications and related services such as local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sales, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers. The company operates in Hong Kong, Mainland and other parts of China, Singapore and other countries, of which maximum revenue is derived from the operations in Hong Kong.

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