Crown Media Holdings (Crown Media Holdings) Interest Coverage : 21.84 (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is Crown Media Holdings 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. Crown Media Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was $65.4 Mil. Crown Media Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2015 was $-3.0 Mil. Crown Media Holdings's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 21.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

CRWN's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.09
* 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.

Crown Media Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crown Media Holdings'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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Crown Media Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Crown Media Holdings Annual Data

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4.26

2.84

3.57

4.22

7.40

Crown Media Holdings Quarterly Data
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Interest Coverage	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															7.33	4.21	4.97	8.64	21.84

Competitive Comparison of Crown Media Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Crown Media Holdings's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Crown Media Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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

Crown Media Holdings 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.

Crown Media Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015, Crown Media Holdings's Interest Expense was $-25.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $185.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $310.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (A: Dec. 2015 )	/	Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2015 )
	=	-1	*	185.251	/	-25.028
	=	7.40

Crown Media Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2015, Crown Media Holdings's Interest Expense was $-3.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $65.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $310.2 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2015 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2015 )
	=	-1	*	65.377	/	-2.994
	=	21.84

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.

Crown Media Holdings (NAS:CRWN) 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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Crown Media Holdings (Crown Media Holdings) Business Description

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http://www.hallmarkchannel.com

Crown Media Holdings Inc was incorporated in the State of Delaware in December 1999. The Company through its subsidiary, Crown Media United States owns and operates a pay television channel, known as the Hallmark Channel entertainment programming for adults and families. Hallmark Channel features television series such as Golden Girls and Frasier as well as original series and movies with compelling stories and internationally recognized stars. It has also offered a "lifestyle" programming, featuring Home and Family. Hallmark Movie Channel is a 24-hour cable network offering movies appropriate for the entire family, consisting mainly of original movies, classical theatrical films, and presentations from the award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame collection as well as other long form television programming. Consistent with the Hallmark brand, both networks are a preeminent source of holiday programming, with Hallmark Channel. The Company currently distributes, Hallmark Channel through approximately 5, 309 cable, satellite and other pay television distribution systems and Hallmark Movie Channel through approximately 3, 674 such systems. The Company licenses the trademark "Hallmark" for use on its networks pursuant to certain trademark license agreements with a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The Company uses four distribution platforms to transmit its programming, cable television, analog and digital satellite, telephone and Internet Protocol Television. The Company's networks compete with other general entertainment programming from broadcast networks including, TNT, TCM, USA Network, HGTV, TV Land, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, OWN, ABC Family and other networks.

Executives

David Kenin	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 1241 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Arnold L Chavkin	director	JP MORGAN PARTNERS, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 40TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Hockaday Irvine O Jr	director	SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION, 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
John P Mascotte	director	C/O CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS INC, SUITE 500 6430 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Peter A Lund	director	236 LOCHA DRIVE, JUPITER FL 33458
Jp Morgan Partners Bhca Lp	10 percent owner	J.P. MORGAN PARTNERS, 270 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jpmp Master Fund Manager L P	10 percent owner	C/O JPMORGAN PARTNERS LLC, 270 PARK AVENUE 39TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jpmp Capital Corp.	10 percent owner	270 PARK AVENUE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Herbert A Granath	director
Halmi Robert A Jr	director	CROWN MEDIA HOLDINGS INC, 6430 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIR STE 500, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Robert J Druten	director	6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208