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CCO (Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings) Interest Expense : $-393 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $ -99 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $-393 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. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $ 45 Mil. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $ -99 Mil. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.45. 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.


Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings'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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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Interest Expense Chart

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Expense
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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 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 Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-393 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.


Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings  (NYSE:CCO) 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.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-99 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $6,522 Mil.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*44.99/-99.361
=0.45

* 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. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.


Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Business Description

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Address
4830 North Loop 1604 West, Suite 111, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78249
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc is a provider of out-of-home advertising solutions. The company offers advertisers an opportunity to reach mass audiences across various high-traffic public spaces, by using its diverse portfolio of assets including roadside billboards, street furniture, and airport displays. Its reportable segments are; America (U.S. operations excluding airports), Airports (U.S. and Caribbean airport operations), and Other. A majority of its revenue is generated from the America segment which generates revenue from the sale of advertising on printed and digital out-of-home advertising displays such as bulletins, posters, street furniture, and others. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States followed by Singapore.
Executives
Scott Wells officer: See Remarks C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
W Benjamin Moreland director C/O CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
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Justin Cochrane officer: CEO, UK & Europe 4830 NORTH LOOP 1604W, SUITE 111, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
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Ares Management Corp 10 percent owner 2000 AVE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Holdings L.p. 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Partners Holdco Llc 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Management Gp Llc 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Ares Holdco Llc 10 percent owner 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067