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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Interest Coverage : 149.31 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Chunghwa Telecom Co 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. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $409 Mil. Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Chunghwa Telecom Co's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 149.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CHT' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 152.64   Med: 677.08   Max: 2430.05
Current: 152.64


CHT's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
95.16% of 289 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.59 vs CHT: 152.64

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


Chunghwa Telecom Co Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chunghwa Telecom Co'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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Chunghwa Telecom Co Interest Coverage Chart

Chunghwa Telecom Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Chunghwa Telecom Co 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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Competitive Comparison of Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Chunghwa Telecom Co'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.


Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Coverage falls into.



Chunghwa Telecom Co 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.

Chunghwa Telecom Co'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, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Expense was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,558 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,214 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1558.069/-10.208
=152.63

Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Chunghwa Telecom Co's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $409 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,214 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*409.408/-2.742
=149.31

* 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.


Chunghwa Telecom Co  (NYSE:CHT) 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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Chunghwa Telecom Co (Chunghwa Telecom Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number 21-3 Hsinyi Road, Section 1, Taipei, TWN, 100
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd is Taiwan's largest integrated telecom operator, providing fixed-line, wireless, and Internet and data services. The company enjoys a dominant position in all three segments. It has a market share of 35% in mobile, 85% in broadband, and greater than 95% in the fixed-line segment as measured by the number of local fixed-line subscribers. Chunghwa Telecom was privatized in 2005, with the government retaining 36.3% of the firm's ordinary shares.