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Vodafone Group (LSE:VOD) Interest Expense : £-1,865 Mil (TTM As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Vodafone Group Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Vodafone Group's interest expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £ -707 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was £-1,865 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. Vodafone Group's Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £ 2,208 Mil. Vodafone Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £ -707 Mil. Vodafone Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 3.12. 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.


Vodafone Group Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vodafone Group'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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Vodafone Group Interest Expense Chart

Vodafone Group 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 -2,264.19 -2,196.48 -1,915.05 -2,168.51 -2,350.74

Vodafone Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 -1,239.70 -917.52 -1,202.95 -1,157.40 -707.33

Vodafone Group 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. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was £-1,865 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.


Vodafone Group  (LSE:VOD) 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.

Vodafone Group's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £-707 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £2,208 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £39,631 Mil.

Vodafone Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*2207.587/-707.334
=3.12

* 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.


Vodafone Group Business Description

Address
Vodafone House, The Connection, Newbury, Berkshire, GBR, RG14 2FN
Vodafone operates mobile and fixed-line networks and businesses in more than 20 countries. Its largest market is Germany, where it is the second mobile operator after Deutsche Telekom and owns a cable network after acquiring Kabel Deutschland in 2013 and Liberty Global Germany in 2019. In the UK it acts as a mobile operator and is attempting a merger with CK Hutchison as of 2024. In 2024 Vodafone also divested its Spanish and Italian divisions, given their low returns on invested capital.