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NII Holdings (NII Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2019)


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What is NII Holdings 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. NII Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $-3.8 Mil. NII Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $-3.0 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


NIHD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.47
* 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.


NII Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for NII Holdings'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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NII Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of NII Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, NII Holdings'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.


NII Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where NII Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



NII Holdings 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.

NII Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, NII Holdings's Interest Expense was $-100.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-22.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $632.9 Mil.

NII Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

NII Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2019, NII Holdings's Interest Expense was $-3.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-3.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $77.3 Mil.

NII Holdings 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.


NII Holdings  (NAS:NIHD) 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 .


NII Holdings Interest Coverage Related Terms

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NII Holdings (NII Holdings) Business Description

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Address
12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 600, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
NII Holdings was incorporated in Virginia but conducts all of its business in Latin America. The firm provides a push-to-talk wireless service, using technology licensed from Motorola, in four countries. It has more than 9 million customers in total throughout Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. The firm is rolling out 3G wireless services in all these regions over the next few years.
Executives
Robert A Schriesheim director 3333 BEVERLY ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60179
Steven M Shindler director 10700 PARKRIDGE BLVD., RESTON VA 20191
James V Continenza director C/O ARCH WIRELESS INC, 1800 WEST PARK DR #250, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Christopher Thomas Rogers director 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
Kevin L Beebe director ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
683 Capital Partners, Lp other: Former 10% Owner C/O 683 CAPITAL GP, LLC, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ari Zweiman other: Former 10% Owner C/O 683 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
683 Capital Management, Llc other: Former 10% Owner 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gary Begeman officer: EVP, General Counsel 10700 PARKRIDGE BLVD., SUSITE 600, RESTON VA 20191
Gokul V Hemmady officer: Chief Operating Officer P.O. BOX 1101, MS067, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1101
Juan R Figuereo officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 875 E. CAMINO REAL, APT. # 10-D, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Rosendo G Parra director C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
Carolyn Katz director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON X1 02116
Charles M Herington director 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4600, DENVER CO 80202
Paulino R Barros director 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309