PRZM (Prism Technologies Group) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 12.10% (As of Sep. 2017)

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What is Prism Technologies Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Prism Technologies Group PRZM -99.00% Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 12.10% as of Sep. 2017.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Prism Technologies Group's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.42 Mil. Prism Technologies Group's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was $3.44 Mil. Therefore, Prism Technologies Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 was 12.10%.


Prism Technologies Group  (OTCPK:PRZM) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.


Prism Technologies Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


Prism Technologies Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on 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.

Prism Technologies Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Prism Technologies Group Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.22 20.83

Prism Technologies Group Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.12 21.75 37.22 39.46 12.10

PRZM vs SYSX: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on 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.


Prism Technologies Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.



Prism Technologies Group Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Prism Technologies Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2015 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2016 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.694/( (3.081+3.584)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.694/3.3325
=20.83 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2015 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.049 + 3.032
=3.081

Prism Technologies Group's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2017 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2017 )+Total Debt  (Q: Sep. 2017 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.416/( (3.385+3.489)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.416/3.437
=12.10 %

where

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2017) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 12.10% mean?
Prism Technologies Group (PRZM) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 12.10% as of Sep. 2017. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Prism Technologies Group and its competitors.
Is Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Prism Technologies Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 12.10%.
How does Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to SYSX?
Prism Technologies Group's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 12.10% can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Software company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Software industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Prism Technologies Group and its competitors. Prism Technologies Group's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 12.10%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Prism Technologies Group stock overvalued right now?
Prism Technologies Group (PRZM) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 12.10%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 12.10%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Prism Technologies Group (PRZM), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 12.10% as of Sep. 2017. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Prism Technologies Group Business Description

Address 101 Parkshore Drive, Suite 100, Folsom, CA, USA, 95630
Prism Technologies Group Inc together with its subsidiaries operates as an intellectual property licensing and technology research and development company. It owns a patent portfolio consisting of nine patent families in the computer and network security, semiconductors and medical technology space. Prism continues to develop and patent new technologies and is committed to ongoing research and development efforts in several fields. Its objective is to develop and invent new technologies in the computer and network security, wearable computing, transaction processing and healthcare to speed time to market opportunities for the customers. Geographically all the operation of the firm is functioned through the region of US.