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United Online (United Online) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2016)


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What is United Online 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. United Online's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $-2.9 Mil. United Online's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2016 was $0.0 Mil. United Online has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Online's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


UNTD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 35.915
* 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.


United Online Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Online'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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United Online Interest Coverage Chart

United Online Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Interest Coverage
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United Online Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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Competitive Comparison of United Online's Interest Coverage

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, United Online'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.


United Online's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where United Online's Interest Coverage falls into.



United Online 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.

United Online'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, United Online's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $7.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

United Online had no debt (1).

United Online's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2016, United Online's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

United Online had no debt (1).

* 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.


United Online  (NAS:UNTD) 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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United Online (United Online) Business Description

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United Online Inc is a Delaware corporation that commenced operations in 2001 following the merger of dial-up Internet access providers NetZero, Inc. (NetZero) and Juno Online Services, Inc. The Company provides consumer services and products over the Internet under a number of brands, including StayFriends, Trombi, MyPoints, NetZero, and Juno. The Company operates in two segments, namely Content & Media and Communications. The Content & Media segment provides social networking services and products under the StayFriends, and Trombi brands. It operates its social networking services as a platform to enable users to locate and interact with acquaintances from their past, with high school affiliations as the primary focus. Its domestic and international social networking services comprise a large and diverse population of users. It also provides advertising opportunities to marketers with both brand and direct response objectives through a full suite of display, search, email, and text-link opportunities across its various properties. Its social networking products primarily consist of yearbook reprints. Its principal Communications pay service is dial-up Internet access, offered under the NetZero and Juno brands. It also offers mobile broadband, DSL, email, Internet security, web hosting services, and other services. Each of its services, including social networking services, loyalty marketing service, and Internet access services operates on a separate and distinct technology platform. The Company has international operations in India and Germany. Its operations in India primarily handle software development and operations, quality assurance and email customer support. Its operations in Germany provide social networking services in Germany, Sweden, France, Austria, and Switzerland. It competes with major social networking platforms such as Facebook, as well as Internet search engines such as Google, other online loyalty marketing programs, such as Ebates, as well as offline loyalty marketing programs that have a significant online presence, such as those operated by credit card, airline and hotel companies, members from online providers of discounted offerings and coupons, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, as well as AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. The Company is subject to a number of international, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, those relating to taxation, bulk email or "spam," advertising, user privacy and data protection, consumer protection, antitrust, export, and unclaimed property.
Executives
Andrew Miller director 111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Kenneth D Denman director
B. Riley Financial, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Bryant R Riley 10 percent owner C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
B. Riley & Co., Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., STE. 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Brc Partners Opportunity Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
B. Riley Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Edward K Zinser officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 201 EAST SANDPOINTE, 8TH FLOOR, SANTA ANA CA 92707
Kenneth L Coleman director C/O CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION, 555 S. FLOWER STREET, 18TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Harold Zeitz officer: President, Classmates, Inc. C/O UNITED ONLINE, 21301 BURBANK BOULEVARD, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367-6677
Charles B. Ammann officer: EVP, General Counsel, Sec. 200 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012

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