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BG Group (BUE:BG) Interest Expense : ARS-2,471.05 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2015)


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What is BG Group Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. BG Group's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS -1,074.27 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS-2,471.05 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. BG Group's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS 4,788.91 Mil. BG Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS -1,074.27 Mil. BG Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 4.46. 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.


BG Group Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for BG Group'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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BG Group Interest Expense Chart

BG Group Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -469.14 -1,170.96 -1,033.09 -923.51 -3,041.61

BG Group Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -247.98 -255.77 -445.24 -695.77 -1,074.27

BG Group 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. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ARS-2,471.05 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.


BG Group  (BUE:BG) 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.

BG Group's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS-1,074.27 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS4,788.91 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was ARS200,267.04 Mil.

BG Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2015 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2015 )
=-1*4788.91/-1074.269
=4.46

* 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.


BG Group (BUE:BG) Business Description

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BG Group PLC was incorporated in United Kingdom on December 30, 1998. The Company specializes in the exploration, production, transmission and distribution of gas, oil and liquefied natural gas. Its two business segments are Upstream and LNG Shipping & Marketing. Upstream segment covers exploration and production activities for gas, oil and liquids, plus liquefaction operations associated with integrated LNG projects. LNG Shipping & Marketing segment covers the purchasing, shipping, marketing and sale of LNG, as well as the group's interests and capacity in regasification facilities. The Company's geographical areas of operations are Europe, Central Asia region, Africa, Middle East and Asia region, Americas, and Global LNG region, and Australia region.