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Verizon Communications (MEX:VZ) Interest Coverage : 4.89 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Verizon 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. Verizon Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN163,216 Mil. Verizon Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN-33,388 Mil. Verizon Communications's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.89. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

MEX:VZ' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.31   Med: 6.59   Max: 9.31
Current: 4.39


MEX:VZ's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
54.21% of 297 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 5.02 vs MEX:VZ: 4.39

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


Verizon Communications Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Verizon 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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Verizon Communications Interest Coverage Chart

Verizon Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.78 9.31 8.43 5.20 4.31

Verizon Communications 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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Competitive Comparison of Verizon Communications's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Verizon 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.


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

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

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


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Verizon 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.

Verizon Communications's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, Verizon Communications's Interest Expense was MXN-138,670 Mil. Its Operating Income was MXN598,267 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN2,947,098 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*598266.61/-138669.549
=4.31

Verizon Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Verizon Communications's Interest Expense was MXN-33,388 Mil. Its Operating Income was MXN163,216 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN2,872,311 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*163215.52/-33387.782
=4.89

* 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.


Verizon Communications  (MEX:VZ) 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 .


Verizon Communications Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Verizon Communications Business Description

Address
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Wireless services account for about 70% of Verizon Communications' total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 93 million postpaid and 20 million prepaid phone customers via its nationwide network, making it the largest US wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 30 million homes and businesses and serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers' networks. Verizon agreed to acquire Frontier Communications in September 2024.