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Telefonica Chile (XSGO:CTC) Interest Coverage

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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. Telefonica Chile's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP-28,436 Mil. Telefonica Chile's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP-5,670 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 Telefonica Chile's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


XSGO:CTC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 4.59
* 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.


Telefonica Chile Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonica Chile'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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Telefonica Chile Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Telefonica Chile Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telefonica Chile'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.


Telefonica Chile Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Telefonica Chile's Interest Coverage falls into.



Telefonica Chile 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.

Telefonica Chile's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Telefonica Chile's Interest Expense was CLP-21,720 Mil. Its Operating Income was CLP-72,445 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP67,608 Mil.

Telefonica Chile did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Telefonica Chile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Telefonica Chile's Interest Expense was CLP-5,670 Mil. Its Operating Income was CLP-28,436 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP67,608 Mil.

Telefonica Chile 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.


Telefonica Chile  (XSGO:CTC) 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 .


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Telefonica Chile (XSGO:CTC) Business Description

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Avenida Providencia Number 111, 23rd Floor, Santiago, CHL
Telefonica Chile SA is a telecommunication company based in Chile. The company has aggregated its operations into the divisions of Fixed Telecommunications, Television Services, Corporate Communications and Data and Others which comprises logistics, personnel, and management services. The company offers a wide range of services including broadband, pay television, local telephony, national and international long distance, data transmission, terminal sales and leasing, value-added services and interconnection services, among others. It serves to corporate customers and small and medium enterprises.

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