Prime Focus London (LSE:PFO) Cash-to-Debt : 0.04 (As of Mar. 2013)

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What is Prime Focus London 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. Prime Focus London's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 was 0.04.

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, Prime Focus London couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013.

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

LSE:PFO's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 1.275
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Prime Focus London Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prime Focus London'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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Prime Focus London Cash-to-Debt Chart

Prime Focus London Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.19

0.15

0.16

0.08

0.04

Prime Focus London Semi-Annual Data
	Feb03	Aug03	Feb04	Aug04	Feb05	Aug05	Feb06	Aug06	Sep07	Mar08	Sep08	Mar09	Sep09	Mar10	Sep10	Mar11	Sep11	Mar12	Sep12	Mar13
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.16	1.02	0.08	0.01	0.04

Competitive Comparison of Prime Focus London's Cash-to-Debt

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Prime Focus London'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.

Prime Focus London's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Prime Focus London's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Prime Focus London's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Prime Focus London 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.

Prime Focus London's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2013 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)
	=	0.586	/	(15.682	+	0.252)
	=	0.04

Prime Focus London's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2013 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)
	=	0.586	/	(15.682	+	0.252)
	=	0.04

Prime Focus London (LSE:PFO) 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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Prime Focus London PLC is incorporated and domiciled in England. The company and its subsidiaries are technology based service providers to the media and entertainment industry. It is a part of Prime Focus, providing services to the Film, Broadcast, Commercials, Internet and Media industries. It offers end-to-end solution, from pre-production to final delivery including video and audio post-production, production services and on-set supervision, Digital Intermediate, versioning and adaptation, visual effects and animation.