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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2003)


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What is Agent Information Software 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. Agent Information Software's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2003 was $0.04 Mil. Agent Information Software's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2003 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


AIFS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 29.29
* 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.


Agent Information Software Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agent Information Software'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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Agent Information Software Interest Coverage Chart

Agent Information Software Annual Data
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Agent Information Software Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Agent Information Software'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.


Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage falls into.



Agent Information Software 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.

Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2003, Agent Information Software's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.37 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.42 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Agent Information Software's interest coverage with the available data.

Agent Information Software's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2003 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2003, Agent Information Software's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.42 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Agent Information Software's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Agent Information Software  (OTCPK:AIFS) 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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Agent Information Software (Agent Information Software) Business Description

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Address
760 East Francis Street, Units C & D, Ontario, CA, USA, 91761
Agent Information Software Inc provides software products and services that create, manage, publish, and access information content through the Internet or the web. The company offers data automation solutions to customers across multiple industries. Additionally, it also renders software as a service (SaaS), database subscriptions, software maintenance, and support contract services. The Company derives its revenues from various software subscriptions, maintenance and support services, licensing and other non-recurring services.