Motive Television (LSE:MTV) Debt-to-Equity : -1.17 (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Motive Television Debt-to-Equity?

Motive Television's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was £4.69 Mil. Motive Television's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was £0.08 Mil. Motive Television's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was £-4.08 Mil. Motive Television's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was -1.17.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:MTV's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 0.28
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-Equity only.

Motive Television Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Motive Television Debt-to-Equity Chart

Motive Television Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.36

0.92

1.01

0.63

-1.09

Motive Television Semi-Annual Data
	Jun06	Dec06	Jun07	Dec07	Jun08	Dec08	Jun09	Dec09	Jun10	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														0.87	0.63	0.96	-1.09	-1.17

Competitive Comparison of Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Motive Television's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Motive Television Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Motive Television's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4.081	+	0.09)	/	-3.815
	=	-1.09

Motive Television's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4.694	+	0.081)	/	-4.075
	=	-1.17

Motive Television (LSE:MTV) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

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Motive Television (LSE:MTV) Business Description

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http://www.motivetelevision.co.uk

Motive Television PLC was incorporated in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2004. The Company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in providing software and services to Television Broadcasters. The Company operates in two segments including; Digital Television Technology and Television Production (Content). The Company's solution offering include Content Express and TabletTV enabling TV providers to offer audiences more, giving them a competitive edge and delivering new revenues. The Content Express enables viewers to watch whatever they want, when they want, on any screen without having to build new networks. The Content Express software provides secure delivery and management of non-linear digital content across any type of broadcast network to any consumer-facing screen. It provides one-stop shop for digital terrestrial broadcasters, satellite, DTT, and cable pay television platforms, and Internet OTT content providers to offer new services including Video on Demand, Catch-up television, Tablet Television, Targeted Advertising for VOD, Mocast for 4G LTE, and Virtual channels and Video2Go. The Tablet TV designed to address the U.S. tablet and smartphone market, meeting the demand for watching long-form video on devices.

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