Interplay Entertainment (Interplay Entertainment) Cash-to-Debt : 0.02 (As of Mar. 2011)

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What is Interplay Entertainment 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. Interplay Entertainment's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 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, Interplay Entertainment couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011.

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

IPLY's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.535
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Interplay Entertainment Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interplay Entertainment'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.
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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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Interplay Entertainment Cash-to-Debt Chart

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Interplay Entertainment Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.17	0.36	0.09	0.01	0.02

Competitive Comparison of Interplay Entertainment's Cash-to-Debt

For the Software - Application subindustry, Interplay Entertainment'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.

Interplay Entertainment's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Interplay Entertainment's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Interplay Entertainment's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Interplay Entertainment 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.

Interplay Entertainment's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2010 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)
	=	0.003	/	(0.239	+	0)
	=	0.01

Interplay Entertainment's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2011 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)
	=	0.004	/	(0.209	+	0)
	=	0.02

Interplay Entertainment (OTCPK:IPLY) 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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