Metro Global Media (Metro Global Media) Cash-to-Debt : 0.11 (As of Nov. 2001)

Metro Global Media Cash-to-Debt Chart

Metro Global Media Annual Data
	Trend	May92	May93	May94	May95	May96	May97	May98	May99	May00	May01
Cash-to-Debt		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.08	0.11	0.02	0.06	0.21

Metro Global Media Quarterly Data
	Feb97	May97	Aug97	Nov97	Feb98	May98	Aug98	Nov98	Feb99	May99	Aug99	Nov99	Feb00	May00	Aug00	Nov00	Feb01	May01	Aug01	Nov01
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.04	0.03	0.21	0.10	0.11

Competitive Comparison of Metro Global Media's Cash-to-Debt

For the Entertainment subindustry, Metro Global Media'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.

Metro Global Media's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Metro Global Media's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Metro Global Media 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.

Metro Global Media's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2001 is calculated as:

Metro Global Media's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2001 is calculated as:

* 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.

Metro Global Media  (GREY:MGMA) 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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