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FTRPR.PFD (Frontier Communications) Interest Coverage : 2.93 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Frontier Communications 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. Frontier Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $261.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-89.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 2.93. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. Frontier Communications Corp interest coverage is 2.4, which is low.

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

FTRPR.PFD' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 1.19   Max: 2.4
Current: 2.4


FTRPR.PFD's Interest Coverage is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 5.055 vs FTRPR.PFD: 2.40

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


Frontier Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frontier Communications'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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Frontier Communications Interest Coverage Chart

Frontier Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.89 0.98 0.96 1.59

Frontier Communications Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.90 1.95 2.26 2.85 2.93

Competitive Comparison of Frontier Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Frontier Communications'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.


Frontier Communications's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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


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Frontier Communications 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.

Frontier Communications's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020, Frontier Communications's Interest Expense was $-762.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,208.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2020 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2020 )
=-1*1208/-762
=1.59

Frontier Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2021, Frontier Communications's Interest Expense was $-89.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $261.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*261/-89
=2.93

* 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.


Frontier Communications  (NAS:FTRPR.PFD) 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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Frontier Communications Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851
Frontier Communications Corp is a provider of communications services for consumer and commercial customers in the United States. The portfolio of its services includes Data and Internet services, Video services, Voice services including both the regulated and unregulated voices, Access services, and Advanced Hardware and Network Solutions.
Executives
Sheldon Bruha officer: Chief Financial Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
John Maduri officer: EVP, Chief Customer Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Steve Gable officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Mark D Nielsen officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Donald Daniels officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Kenneth Arndt officer: EVP, Chief Operations Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Elisa Bannon-jones officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
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