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Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL (XBRV:SNTS) Interest Coverage : 16.31 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL 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. Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Operating Income for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was XOF431,356 Mil. Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was XOF-26,444 Mil. Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 16.31. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

XBRV:SNTS' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.49   Med: 16.27   Max: 59.52
Current: 16.31


XBRV:SNTS's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
78.35% of 291 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 4.63 vs XBRV:SNTS: 16.31

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


Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL'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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Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Interest Coverage Chart

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Interest Coverage
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Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL Semi-Annual Data
Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
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 17.91 10.49 10.60 13.46 16.31

Competitive Comparison of Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL'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.


Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage falls into.



Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL 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.

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Expense was XOF-26,444 Mil. Its Operating Income was XOF431,356 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was XOF215,139 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*431356/-26444
=16.31

Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the six months ended in Dec. 2022, Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL's Interest Expense was XOF-26,444 Mil. Its Operating Income was XOF431,356 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was XOF215,139 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=-1*431356/-26444
=16.31

* 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.


Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL  (XBRV:SNTS) 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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Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL (XBRV:SNTS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Voie de degagement N, BP 64, Dakar, SEN
Societe Nationale des Telecommunications SONATEL provides telecommunications solutions in the areas of fixed, mobile, Internet, television and data serving individuals and businesses. The company generates maximum revenue from Mobile including data services ad geographically from Africa.

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