Directv (FRA:DIG1) Interest Expense : €-742 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2015)

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What is Directv Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Directv's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was € -226 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2015 was €-742 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. Directv's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was € 1,282 Mil. Directv's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was € -226 Mil. Directv's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 was 5.66. 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.

Directv Interest Expense Historical Data

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

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-421.09

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Directv Quarterly Data
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Interest Expense	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-167.74	-169.28	-166.84	-179.23	-226.38

Directv 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 Mar. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-742 Mil.

Directv (FRA:DIG1) 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.

Directv's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €-226 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €1,282 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2015 was €15,762 Mil.

Directv's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2015 is calculated as

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2015 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2015 )
	=	-1	*	1281.588	/	-226.38
	=	5.66

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

Directv (FRA:DIG1) Business Description

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Directv was incorporated in Delaware in 2009. The Company is a provider of digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. It operates two direct-to-home, or DTH, business units: DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America, which are differentiated by their geographic location and are engaged in acquiring, promoting, selling and distributing digital entertainment programming via satellite to residential and commercial subscribers. In addition, the Company owns and operate two regional sports networks, or RSNs, hold a minority ownership interest in ROOT SPORTS Northwest and own a 42% interest in Game Show Network, LLC, or GSN, a television network dedicated to game-related programming and Internet interactive game playing. The Company face substantial competition in the MVPD industry and from emerging digital media distribution providers. Its competition includes companies that offer video, audio, interactive programming, telephony, data and other entertainment services, such as cable television, other DTH companies, telcos, wireless companies and companies that are developing new technologies, including online video distributors. The Company provides services in PanAmericana and Brazil from leased transponders on two geosynchronous satellites. Sky Mexico provides its services from leased transponders on a separate satellite. In addition, itÂ leases a backup satellite that serves Sky Brasil and Sky Mexico. The Company is subject to government regulation in the United States, by the FCC and by other federal, state and local authorities. The CompanyÂ is subject to similar regulatory agencies in Latin America. It isÂ also subject to the rules and procedures of the International Telecommunication Union, or ITU, a agency of the United Nations, which coordinates telecommunications networks and services.

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