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Liberty Global (Liberty Global) Interest Coverage

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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. Liberty Global's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-144 Mil. Liberty Global's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-252 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 Liberty Global's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LBTYK's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.53
* 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.


Liberty Global Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Liberty Global'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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Liberty Global Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.59 1.79 1.48 0.39 -

Liberty Global Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage 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 - 0.27 - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Liberty Global'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.


Liberty Global Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Global's Interest Coverage falls into.



Liberty Global 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.

Liberty Global'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, Liberty Global's Interest Expense was $-908 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-177 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,611 Mil.

Liberty Global did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Liberty Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Liberty Global's Interest Expense was $-252 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-144 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,611 Mil.

Liberty Global did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Liberty Global  (NAS:LBTYK) 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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Liberty Global (Liberty Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
161 Hammersmith Road, Griffin House, London, GBR, W6 8BS
Liberty Global is a holding company with interests in several telecom companies in the U.K., Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Ireland, and Slovakia. Liberty is the owner of the main cable network in each of these geographies and has pursued a strategy since 2016 to merge or partner with mobile-network-operators to be able to offer converged services. Liberty also owns minority stakes in other media, entertainment, and cloud companies.
Executives
Anthony G Werner director 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 X0
Marisa D Drew director 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 XO
Daniel E. Sanchez director C/O DISCOVERY, INC., 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131
Andrea Salvato officer: SVP, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON X0 W6 8BS
Enrique Rodriguez officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
John C Malone director, 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Jason Waldron officer: SVP & CAO 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Richard R Green director 1550 WEWATTA STREET, STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Michael T Fries director, officer: President & CEO C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Bracken Charles H R officer: EVP & Co-CFO 161 HAMMERSMITH ROAD, LONDON ENGLAND X0 W6 8BS
Bryan H Hall officer: EVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary C/O LIBERTY GLOBAL, INC., 1550 WEWATTA STREET STE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Larry E Romrell director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Paul A Gould director 711 FIFTH AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022