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China Mobile (HKSE:00941) Interest Expense : HK$-3,311 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2025)


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What is China Mobile Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. China Mobile's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$ -893 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$-3,311 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. China Mobile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$ 35,136 Mil. China Mobile's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$ -893 Mil. China Mobile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 39.34. 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.


China Mobile Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Mobile'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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China Mobile Interest Expense Chart

China Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3,527.85 -3,078.31 -2,418.80 -3,885.10 -3,285.23

China Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -917.93 -890.30 -898.45 -628.86 -893.15

China Mobile 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. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was HK$-3,311 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.


China Mobile  (HKSE:00941) 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.

China Mobile's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$-893 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$35,136 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was HK$65,661 Mil.

China Mobile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*35136.448/-893.154
=39.34

* 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.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. China Mobile Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.


China Mobile Business Description

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China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (1 billion) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 50% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm has largely rolled out its 5G network, having launched 5G service in late 2019. It is doing some 5G network sharing with China Broadnet at 700 MHz and also resells its 3G/4G/5G network through China Broadnet. Strong growth is being generated through internet data centers where it has the second-largest network in China and through Cloud Services. The company issued stock on the A-share market in 2022 and completed its first buyback of H-shares.
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