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Central European Media Enterprises (Central European Media Enterprises) Interest Coverage

: 8.95 (As of Jun. 2020)
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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. Central European Media Enterprises's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $44.2 Mil. Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2020 was $-4.9 Mil. Central European Media Enterprises's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 8.95. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


CETV's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.94
* 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.


Central European Media Enterprises Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central European Media Enterprises'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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Central European Media Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.66 0.90 1.81 3.98 6.86

Central European Media Enterprises Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
Interest Coverage 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.79 4.27 11.69 4.54 8.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Central European Media Enterprises'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.


Central European Media Enterprises Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Coverage falls into.



Central European Media Enterprises 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.

Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019, Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Expense was $-27.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $187.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $608.7 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2019 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2019 )
=-1*187.336/-27.308
=6.86

Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2020, Central European Media Enterprises's Interest Expense was $-4.9 Mil. Its Operating Income was $44.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $605.6 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2020 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2020 )
=-1*44.174/-4.934
=8.95

* 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.


Central European Media Enterprises  (NAS:CETV) 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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Central European Media Enterprises (Central European Media Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3 Bermudiana Road, O'Hara House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 08
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd is a media and entertainment company. The company manages its business based on geographical segments in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, and the Slovak Republic. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the Czech Republic. The company generates advertising revenues from placing ads on the television channels.
Executives
Christoph Mainusch officer: co-Chief Executive Officer KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 5 2N 15200
Daniel Penn officer: EVP, General Counsel C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Nin Michael Del officer: co-Chief Executive Officer C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH, KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A, PRAGUE 2N 15200
Alfred W Langer director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
John Billock director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Kelli Turner director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LTD, KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A, PRAGUE 2N 15200
David Sturgeon officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Parm Sandhu director C/O MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED BRANCH KRIZENECKEHO NAM. 1078/5A PRAGUE 2N 15200
Peter H Knag director 208 S AKARD STREET DALLAS TX 75202
Turner Theodore Mckinley Iii director ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
At&t Inc. director, 10 percent owner 208 S. AKARD ST ATTN : JAMES LACY DALLAS TX 75202
Bruce Maggin director C/O CME MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED, KRIZENECKEHO NAM 1078/5A, PRAGUE 2N 15200
Time Warner Inc. director, 10 percent owner ONE TIME WARNER CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10019
Tw Media Holdings Llc director, 10 percent owner ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019
Time Warner Media Holdings B.v. director, 10 percent owner ONE TIME WARNER CENTER NEW YORK NY 10019

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