Consolidated Communications Holdings (Consolidated Communications Holdings) Interest Coverage

: 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. Consolidated Communications Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil. Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-42 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

CNSL's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.65
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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

Consolidated Communications Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Consolidated Communications Holdings'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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Consolidated Communications Holdings Annual Data

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Dec23

Interest Coverage

0.59

1.00

0.80

0.34

Consolidated Communications Holdings Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Interest Coverage																0.08	-	-	-	-

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Consolidated Communications Holdings'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.

Consolidated Communications Holdings Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.

Consolidated Communications Holdings 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.

Consolidated Communications Holdings'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, Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Expense was $-152 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,135 Mil.

Consolidated Communications Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Expense was $-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,135 Mil.

Consolidated Communications Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Consolidated Communications Holdings (NAS:CNSL) 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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Consolidated Communications Holdings (Consolidated Communications Holdings) Business Description

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Address

2116 South 17th Street, Mattoon, IL, USA, 61938-5973

Website

https://www.consolidated.com

Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc provides communication services for business and residential customers across various states in the U.S. Its business product suite includes data and Internet solutions, voice, data center services, security services, managed and IT services, and an expanded suite of cloud services. It provides wholesale solutions to wireless and wireline carriers and other service providers including data, voice, network connections, and custom fiber builds and last-mile connections. It offers residential high-speed Internet, video, phone, and home security services as well as multi-service residential and small business bundles.

Executives

Fred Graffam	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1990 WITTINGTON PLACE, FARMERS BRANCH TX 75234
Solis Michel Marissa	director	7221 LANGMUIR DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75071
Steven L Childers	officer: Chief Financial Officer	CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, 121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL 61938-3987
Andrew Frey	director	10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Searchlight Iii Cvl Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Searchlight Iii Cvl, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Robert J Currey	director
Maribeth S Rahe	director	255 E FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
David G Fuller	director	240 WATSON AVE, OAKVILLE A6 L6J 3V1
Udell C Robert Jr	director, officer: President and CEO	CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, 121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL 61938-3987
Moore Roger H/ca	director	12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas A Gerke	director	GERKE THOMAS A, OVERLAND PARK KS 66251
Timothy D Taron	director	P.O. BOX 969, ROSEVILLE CA 95661
Dale E Parker	director	93 HOYLAKE, ROCKY MOUNT NC 27804
Richard Anthony Lumpkin	director	121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL 61938