VCST (Viewcast.com) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 35.81% (As of Jun. 2013)


What is Viewcast.com Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Viewcast.com VCST Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 35.81% as of Jun. 2013.

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. Viewcast.com's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was $0.35 Mil. Viewcast.com's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was $0.98 Mil. Therefore, Viewcast.com's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 was 35.81%.

Viewcast.com  (OTCPK:VCST) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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

Viewcast.com Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Viewcast.com Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Viewcast.com'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.

Viewcast.com Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Viewcast.com Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.52 3.10 3.26 6.83 17.35

Viewcast.com Quarterly Data
Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13
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 3.35 15.87 16.01 20.17 35.81

VCST vs GRCK, AVRN, BLGI: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Viewcast.com'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.

Viewcast.com Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Viewcast.com's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Viewcast.com's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


Viewcast.com Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Viewcast.com's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2011 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2012 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.16/( (0.539+1.305)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.16/0.922
=17.35 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2011 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.032 + 0.507
=0.539

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2012 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.01 + 1.295
=1.305

Viewcast.com's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2013 )+Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2013 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.352/( (1.115+0.851)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.352/0.983
=35.81 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2013 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.004 + 1.111
=1.115

Total Debt  (Q: Jun. 2013 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0.002 + 0.849
=0.851

* 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 (Jun. 2013) 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 35.81% mean?
Viewcast.com (VCST) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 35.81% as of Jun. 2013. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Viewcast.com and its competitors.
Is Viewcast.com's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Viewcast.com's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 35.81%.
How does Viewcast.com's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to GRCK and AVRN?
Viewcast.com's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 35.81% 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 Viewcast.com and its competitors. Viewcast.com's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 35.81%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Viewcast.com stock overvalued right now?
Viewcast.com (VCST) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 35.81%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 35.81%. 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 Viewcast.com (VCST), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 35.81% as of Jun. 2013. 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.

Viewcast.com Business Description

Address 3701 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 300, Plano, TX, USA, 75075-7840
Viewcast.com Inc is engaged in developing industry hardware and software for the capture, management, transformation and delivery of digital media over IP and mobile networks. The company products include Niagara System and Osprey Cards, provides required technology to deliver the multi-platform experiences.