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Starz (STRZA) Cash-to-Debt : 0.01 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Starz Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Starz's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.01.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Starz couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016.

The historical rank and industry rank for Starz's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

STRZA's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.26
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Starz Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Starz's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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Starz Cash-to-Debt Chart

Starz Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.02 1.39 0.02 0.01 0.01

Starz Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
Cash-to-Debt 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 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01

Competitive Comparison of Starz's Cash-to-Debt

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Starz's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.


Starz's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Starz's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Starz's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Starz Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Starz's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

Starz's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

* 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.


Starz  (NAS:STRZA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


Starz Cash-to-Debt Related Terms

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Starz (STRZA) Business Description

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Starz is a Delaware corporation, incorporated on May 7, 2007. The Company through its subsidiaries, operates as a media and entertainment company. The Company was formerly known as Starz, LLC and changed its name to Starz Inc in January 2013. The Company provides premium subscription video programming services to multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies. The Company pay television channels, global content distribution, and animated television and movie production. The Company also develops, produces, acquires, and distributes entertainment content to consumers on DVD, digital formats, and traditional television. It sells or rents DVDs under the Anchor Bay and Manga brands; and distributes digital and on-demand content for its owned content and content for which it has licensed the non-pay television ancillary rights, as well as movies, television series, documentaries, children's programming, and other video content.
Executives
Irving Azoff director C/O AZOFF MUSIC MANAGEMENT, 1100 GLENDON AVENUE STE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Robert S Wiesenthal director C/O SONY CORP OF AMERICA, 550 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Susan M Lyne director 11 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jeffrey Sagansky director 1450 2ND STREET, SUITE 247, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Gregory B Maffei director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Charles Y Tanabe director 123 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Daniel E. Sanchez director C/O DISCOVERY, INC., 8403 COLESVILLE ROAD, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
John C Malone 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Derek Chang director C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC, 12405 POWERCOURT DR, ST LOUIS MO 63131
Richard N Baer officer: SVP, General Counsel
Albert E Rosenthaler officer: Senior Vice President 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Christopher W Shean officer: Senior VP, CFO 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80116
David E Rapley director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Gilchrist Malcolm Ian Grant director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Larry E Romrell director 12300 LIBERTY BLVD., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

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