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PCCW (STU:TH3B) Interest Expense : €-325 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)


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What is PCCW Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. PCCW's interest expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was € -159 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was €-325 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. PCCW's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was € 457 Mil. PCCW's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was € -159 Mil. PCCW's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.87. 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.

PCCW Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for PCCW'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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PCCW Interest Expense Chart

PCCW 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 -166.06 -157.85 -203.46 -293.66 -329.99

PCCW Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -116.04 -135.86 -158.28 -165.34 -159.22

PCCW 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 Dec. 2024 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-325 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.

PCCW  (STU:TH3B) 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.

PCCW's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €-159 Mil. Its Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €457 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was €6,008 Mil.

PCCW's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*457.266/-159.22
=2.87

* 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. PCCW Ltd interest coverage is 2.13, which is low.

PCCW Business Description

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PCCW Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company engaged in the businesses of telecommunications, media, information technology solutions, property development and investment, and others. The operating segments of the company are HKT Limited (HKT), Media Business, and other businesses. The entity derives key revenue from the HKT segment, which includes the provision of telecommunications and related services such as local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sales, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers. The company operates in Hong Kong, Mainland and other parts of China, Singapore, and other countries, of which the maximum revenue is derived from the operations in Hong Kong.

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