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Rostelecom PJSC (LSE:RKMD) Interest Coverage : 0.33 (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Rostelecom PJSC Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Rostelecom PJSC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $41 Mil. Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-127 Mil. Rostelecom PJSC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 0.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


LSE:RKMD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.61
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

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


Rostelecom PJSC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Rostelecom PJSC Interest Coverage Chart

Rostelecom PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.05 1.99 1.69 1.91 1.69

Rostelecom PJSC Quarterly Data
Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21
Interest Coverage 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 0.82 2.12 2.29 2.06 0.33

Competitive Comparison of Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage falls into.



Rostelecom PJSC Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


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

Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Expense was $-505 Mil. Its Operating Income was $854 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,030 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*854.44/-505.011
=1.69

Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2021, Rostelecom PJSC's Interest Expense was $-127 Mil. Its Operating Income was $41 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,030 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*41.442/-127.45
=0.33

* 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.


Rostelecom PJSC  (LSE:RKMD) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Rostelecom PJSC Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Rostelecom PJSC (LSE:RKMD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Goncharnaya Street, 30 (Building 1), Moscow, RUS, 115172
Rostelecom PJSC had a monopoly on domestic and international long-distance telephone services in Russia until the market was deregulated on Jan. 1, 2006, allowing competition. The firm still has over 50% market share in the sector. It carries over 10 billion domestic and over 4.8 billion international long-distance minutes of traffic. Rostelecom also runs other businesses, including leased line services, intelligent network services, and customer equipment servicing.

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