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Digital Media Solutions (Digital Media Solutions) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Digital Media Solutions 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. Digital Media Solutions's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-11.8 Mil. Digital Media Solutions's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-13.5 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 Digital Media Solutions's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


DMSL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.615
* 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.


Digital Media Solutions Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Digital Media Solutions'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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Digital Media Solutions Interest Coverage Chart

Digital Media Solutions Annual Data
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Digital Media Solutions Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Digital Media Solutions's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Digital Media Solutions'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.


Digital Media Solutions's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Digital Media Solutions's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Digital Media Solutions's Interest Coverage falls into.



Digital Media Solutions 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.

Digital Media Solutions'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, Digital Media Solutions's Interest Expense was $-38.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-26.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $286.9 Mil.

Digital Media Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Digital Media Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Digital Media Solutions's Interest Expense was $-13.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-11.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $299.3 Mil.

Digital Media Solutions 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.


Digital Media Solutions  (OTCPK:DMSL) 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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Digital Media Solutions (Digital Media Solutions) Business Description

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Address
4800 140th Avenue North, Suite 101, Clearwater, FL, USA, 33762
Digital Media Solutions Inc is a provider of technology enabled digital performance advertising solutions connecting consumers and advertisers. The activities are divided into three segments namely Brand Direct, Marketplace and Technology Solutions.
Executives
Elizabeth A. Lapuma director 520 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 315, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Neil Nguyen director 750 W. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, 7TH FLOOR, IRVING TX 75039
Scott N Flanders director PLAYBOY ENT., INC. - H. SHAPIRO, 680 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60611
Vanessa Guzman-clark officer: Interim CFO 1831 SOUTHWEST 6TH AVENUE, CAPE CORAL FL 33991
Jessica Jones officer: EVP, Human Resources 4800 140TH AVENUE N., SUITE 101, CLEARWATER FL 33762
Maurissa Bell director C/O CLAIRVEST GROUP INC., 22 ST. CLAIR AVENUE EAST, SUITE 1700, TORONTO A6 M4T 2S3
Vasundara Srenivas officer: Chief Financial Officer 4800 140TH AVENUE N., SUITE 101, CLEARWATER FL 33762
Richard Rodick officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O UTI, SERVICES, INC., 100 OCEANGATE, SUITE 1500, LONG BEACH CA 90802
Anthony Saldana officer: General Counsel, EVP Legal 4800 140TH AVENUE N., SUITE 101, CLEARWATER FL 33762
Prism Data, Llc 10 percent owner 4800 140TH AVENUE N., SUITE 101, CLEARWATER FL 33762
Capital Llp Lion 10 percent owner 21 GROSVENOR PLACE, LONDON X0 SW1X 7HF
Lion Capital Iv Gp Ltd 10 percent owner 21 GROSVENOR PLACE, LONDON X0 SW1X7HF
Lion Capital (guernsey) Bridgeco Ltd 10 percent owner TRAFALGAR COURT, LES BANQUES, ST PETER PORT Y7 000000
Lyndon Lea director, officer: See Remarks 21 GROSVENOR PLACE, LONDON X0 SW1X 7HF
Fernando Borghese director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 4800 140TH AVENUE N., SUITE 101, CLEARWATER FL 33762