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Telesat (Telesat) Interest Expense : $-201.2 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Telesat Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Telesat's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -49.0 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-201.2 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. Telesat's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ 52.2 Mil. Telesat's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $ -49.0 Mil. Telesat's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.06. 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.


Telesat Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telesat'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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Telesat Interest Expense Chart

Telesat Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
-206.13 -159.08 -146.87 -163.24 -201.97

Telesat Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -49.54 -50.48 -51.60 -50.07 -49.04

Telesat 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 $-201.2 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.


Telesat  (NAS:TSAT) 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.

Telesat's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-49.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $52.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,406.2 Mil.

Telesat'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*52.191/-49.035
=1.06

* 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. Telesat Corp interest coverage is 2.39, which is low.


Telesat (Telesat) Business Description

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Address
160 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON, CAN, K2P 2P7
Telesat Corp is a global satellite operator, providing its customers with mission-critical communications services. The company's segment includes Broadcast; Enterprise and Consulting and other. The Broadcast segment includes Direct-to-home television, video distribution and contribution, and occasional use services. The enterprise segment includes telecommunication carriers and integrators, government, consumer broadband, resource, maritime and aeronautical, retail and satellite operator services. Consulting and other segments include Consulting services related to space and earth segments, government studies, satellite control services, and research and development. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Canada.
Executives
Mario J Gabelli 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ggcp, Inc. 10 percent owner 189 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Associated Capital Group, Inc. 10 percent owner 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830