American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Cash-to-Debt : 0.02 (As of Jun. 2008)

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What is American Community Newspapers Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. American Community Newspapers's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 was 0.02.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, American Community Newspapers couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

ACNI's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

American Community Newspapers Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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American Community Newspapers Cash-to-Debt Chart

American Community Newspapers Annual Data

Trend

Dec05

Dec06

Dec07

Cash-to-Debt

No Debt

0.01

American Community Newspapers Quarterly Data
	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								-	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.02

Competitive Comparison of American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt

For the Publishing subindustry, American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Community Newspapers's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

American Community Newspapers Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

American Community Newspapers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	1.521	/	(2.1	+	137.866)
	=	0.01

American Community Newspapers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2008 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	2.552	/	(143.317	+	0)
	=	0.02

American Community Newspapers (OTCPK:ACNI) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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American Community Newspapers (American Community Newspapers) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

14875 Landmark Boulevard, Suite 110, Addison, TX, USA, 75254

Website

http://www.acnpapers.com

American Community Newspapers Inc is a community newspaper publisher in the United States, operating within four major U.S. markets.

Executives

Rachesky Mark H Md	10 percent owner	40 WEST 57TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mhr Fund Management Llc	10 percent owner	1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS,, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mhr Advisors Llc	10 percent owner
Marilyn Rubenstein	10 percent owner
Woodland Services Corp	10 percent owner
Israel A Englander	other: May be deemed as group member.	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc	other: May be deemed as group member.	399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Barry Rubenstein	10 percent owner	68 WHEATLEY RD, BROOKVILLE NY 11545

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