TEF (Telefonica) Interest Expense : $-2,454 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Telefonica Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Telefonica's interest expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $ -823 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $-2,454 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. Telefonica's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $ 2,445 Mil. Telefonica's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $ -823 Mil. Telefonica's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.97. 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.

Telefonica Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonica's Interest Expense can be seen below:

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Interest Expense

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-2,940.39

-2,291.53

-3,209.75

-3,286.81

-3,139.27

Telefonica Quarterly Data
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Interest Expense	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-690.29	-390.22	-738.43	-502.78	-823.04

Telefonica 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 quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-2,454 Mil.

Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) Interest Expense Explanation

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Telefonica's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-823 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $2,445 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $39,166 Mil.

Telefonica'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	*	2445.026	/	-823.037
	=	2.97

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. Telefonica SA interest coverage is 2.4, which is low.

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Ronda de la Comunicacion, s/n, Central Building Auditorium, Telefonica District, Madrid, ESP, 28050

Website

https://www.telefonica.com

Telefonica operates mobile and fixed networks in Spain (where it is the incumbent telephone operator), the UK, Germany, Brazil, and other Latin American countries like Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The company derives more than 30% of its revenue from Spain, close to 20% from Germany, and 20% from Brazil. Its UK operations are held through a joint venture with Virgin Media. For several years Telefonica has been simplifying its corporate structure by selling noncore assets.