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Telkom SOC (FRA:TZL1) Interest Expense : €-104 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Telkom SOC Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Telkom SOC's interest expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was € -56 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €-104 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. Telkom SOC's Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was € 118 Mil. Telkom SOC's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was € -56 Mil. Telkom SOC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.11. 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.


Telkom SOC Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telkom SOC'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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Telkom SOC Interest Expense Chart

Telkom SOC Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -85.20 -70.11 -67.49 -74.94 -103.82

Telkom SOC Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
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 -34.66 -37.36 -41.64 -48.57 -55.84

Telkom SOC 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. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-104 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.


Telkom SOC  (FRA:TZL1) 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.

Telkom SOC's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-56 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €118 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was €763 Mil.

Telkom SOC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*117.832/-55.841
=2.11

* 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.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Telkom SA SOC Ltd interest coverage is 2.48, which is low.


Telkom SOC Business Description

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61 Oak Avenue, Telkom Park, Highveld, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
Telkom SA SOC Ltd provides fixed-line voice and data communications services in South Africa. The company has segments namely: Openserve; Telkom Consumer; BCX; Gyro; and others It derives maximum revenue from Telkom Consumer segment.

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