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indiePub Entertainment (indiePub Entertainment) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is indiePub Entertainment 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. indiePub Entertainment's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2012 was $-0.87 Mil. indiePub Entertainment's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2012 was $-0.39 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 indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


IPUB's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 34.355
* 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.


indiePub Entertainment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for indiePub Entertainment'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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indiePub Entertainment Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, indiePub Entertainment'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.


indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage falls into.



indiePub Entertainment 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.

indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2011, indiePub Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-1.96 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-21.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.54 Mil.

indiePub Entertainment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

indiePub Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2012, indiePub Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-0.39 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.86 Mil.

indiePub Entertainment 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.


indiePub Entertainment  (OTCPK:IPUB) 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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indiePub Entertainment (indiePub Entertainment) Business Description

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Address
11258 Cornell Park Drive, Suite 608, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45242
indiePub Entertainment Inc is a developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment software for digital distribution channels.
Executives
David E Smith 10 percent owner 888 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90049
Ray Schaaf director, officer: President & CEO C/O MANDALAY MEDIA, INC., 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Jay Wolf director, officer: Secretary 981 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
Barry Regenstein director C/O COMMAND SECURITY CORP., RTE 55 LEXINGTON PARK P.O. BOX 340, LAGRANGEVILLE NY 12540
Drew Larner director 15260 VENTURA BOULEVARD, 20TH FLOOR, SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403
Robert S Ellin 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Capital L.p. 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Management, Llc 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES DE 90010
Trinad Capital Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Trinad Advisors Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010

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