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FTRPR.PFD (Frontier Communications) Interest Expense : $-468.00 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Frontier Communications Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Frontier Communications's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $ -89.00 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was $-468.00 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. Frontier Communications's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $ 261.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $ -89.00 Mil. Frontier Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 2.93. 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.


Frontier Communications Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Frontier Communications'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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Frontier Communications Interest Expense Chart

Frontier Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,531.00 -1,534.00 -1,536.00 -1,535.00 -762.00

Frontier Communications Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 -383.00 -160.00 -121.00 -98.00 -89.00

Frontier Communications 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. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-468.00 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.


Frontier Communications  (NAS:FTRPR.PFD) 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.

Frontier Communications's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-89.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $261.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.00 Mil.

Frontier Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*261/-89
=2.93

* 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 is at least 5. Frontier Communications Corp interest coverage is 2.4, which is low.


Frontier Communications Business Description

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Address
401 Merritt 7, Norwalk, CT, USA, 06851
Frontier Communications Corp is a provider of communications services for consumer and commercial customers in the United States. The portfolio of its services includes Data and Internet services, Video services, Voice services including both the regulated and unregulated voices, Access services, and Advanced Hardware and Network Solutions.
Executives
Sheldon Bruha officer: Chief Financial Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
John Maduri officer: EVP, Chief Customer Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Steve Gable officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Mark D Nielsen officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Donald Daniels officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS, 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Kenneth Arndt officer: EVP, Chief Operations Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
Elisa Bannon-jones officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 401 MERRITT 7, NORWALK CT 06851
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