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Rogers Communications (Rogers Communications) Interest Expense

: $-1,523 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. Rogers Communications's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -411 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1,523 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. Rogers Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ 862 Mil. Rogers Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -411 Mil. Rogers Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.10. 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.


Rogers Communications Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rogers Communications'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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Rogers Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
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Rogers Communications Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Rogers Communications 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 $-1,523 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.


Rogers Communications  (NYSE:RCI) 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.

Rogers Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-411 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $862 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $31,190 Mil.

Rogers Communications'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*862.403/-411.449
=2.10

* 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.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Rogers Communications Inc interest coverage is 2.17, which is low.


Rogers Communications (Rogers Communications) Business Description

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333 Bloor Street East, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4W 1G9
Rogers Communications is the largest wireless service provider in Canada, with its more than 10 million subscribers equating to one third of the total Canadian market. Its wireless business accounted for more than half of total revenue and has increasingly been providing a bigger portion of total company sales over the last several years. Rogers' cable segment, which provides about 40% of total revenue after acquiring Shaw, offers home internet, television, and landline phone service to consumers and businesses. Remaining sales come from Rogers' media unit, which owns and operates various television and radio stations and the Toronto Blue Jays. Rogers' significant exposure to sports also includes ownership stakes in the Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors, FC, and Argonauts.