Belo (FRA:BES) Interest Expense : €-45.9 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2013)

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What is Belo Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Belo's interest expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was € -10.9 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2013 was €-45.9 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. Belo's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was € 31.7 Mil. Belo's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was € -10.9 Mil. Belo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 2.91. 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.

Belo Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Belo's Interest Expense can be seen below:

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Belo Interest Expense Chart

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-61.49

-43.85

-58.89

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Belo Quarterly Data
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Interest Expense	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-13.72	-12.68	-11.28	-11.04	-10.87

Belo 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 Sep. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-45.9 Mil.

Belo (FRA:BES) Interest Expense Explanation

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

Belo's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €-10.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €31.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Sep. 2013 was €533.0 Mil.

Belo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2013 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2013 )
	=	-1	*	31.688	/	-10.874
	=	2.91

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Belo (FRA:BES) Business Description

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Belo Corporation, a Delaware corporation, began as a Texas newspaper company in 1842. The company operates as a television company in the United States. It owns 20 television stations that reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV affiliates, and their associated websites, in 15 markets across the United States. The Company also has three local and two regional news channels, Texas Cable News and NorthWest Cable News. It also operates more than 20 websites several interactive alliances and a broad range of Internet-based products. The Company derives revenues from the sale of airtime on its television stations, advertising space on the Company's Internet websites and retransmission of its programming by cable, satellite, telephone and wireless companies.

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