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Southwest Airlines Co (WBO:LUV) Interest Expense : €-217 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Southwest Airlines Co Interest Expense?

Interest Expense is the amount reported by a company or individual as an expense for borrowed money. Southwest Airlines Co's interest expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was € -53 Mil. Its interest expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €-217 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. Southwest Airlines Co's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was € -362 Mil. Southwest Airlines Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was € -53 Mil. Southwest Airlines Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 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.


Southwest Airlines Co Interest Expense Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwest Airlines Co'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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Southwest Airlines Co Interest Expense Chart

Southwest Airlines Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Expense
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Southwest Airlines Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Southwest Airlines Co 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. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-217 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.


Southwest Airlines Co  (WBO:LUV) 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.

Southwest Airlines Co's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-53 Mil. Its Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-362 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €8,213 Mil.

Southwest Airlines Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Southwest Airlines Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Southwest Airlines Co (WBO:LUV) Business Description

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P.O. Box 36611, Dallas, TX, USA, 75235-1611
Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic air carrier in the United States by passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite offering some longer routes and a few perks for business travelers, the airline predominantly specializes in short-haul, leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.

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