Media 100 (Media 100) Interest Coverage : No Debt ⁽¹⁾ (As of Aug. 2003)

Media 100 Interest Coverage Chart

Media 100 Annual Data
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Interest Coverage		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					No Debt	No Debt	No Debt	No Debt	No Debt

Media 100 Quarterly Data
	Nov98	Feb99	May99	Aug99	Nov99	Feb00	May00	Aug00	Nov00	Feb01	May01	Aug01	Nov01	Feb02	May02	Aug02	Nov02	Feb03	May03	Aug03
Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															No Debt	No Debt	No Debt	No Debt	No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Media 100's Interest Coverage

For the Software - Application subindustry, Media 100'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.

Media 100's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Media 100's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Media 100's Interest Coverage falls into.

Media 100 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

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

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

Media 100's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2002 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2002, Media 100's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-14.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Media 100's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2003 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Aug. 2003, Media 100's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.82 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

* 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.

Media 100  (GREY:MDEA) 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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