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GFGU (GetFugu) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2010)


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What is GetFugu Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. GetFugu's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $-9.11 Mil. GetFugu's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2010 was $-0.30 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for GetFugu's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GFGU's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.58
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


GetFugu Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for GetFugu's Interest Coverage 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: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term 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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GetFugu Interest Coverage Chart

GetFugu Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09
Interest Coverage
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GetFugu Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of GetFugu's Interest Coverage

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, GetFugu's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


GetFugu's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, GetFugu's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GetFugu's Interest Coverage falls into.



GetFugu Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

GetFugu's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009, GetFugu's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-53.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

GetFugu had no debt (1).

GetFugu's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2010, GetFugu's Interest Expense was $-0.30 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-9.11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

GetFugu did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


GetFugu  (OTCPK:GFGU) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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GetFugu Business Description

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Address
8560 West Sunset Boulevard, 7th Floor, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 90069
GetFugu Inc is engaged in the development of next generation mobile search tools.
Executives
Michael Jay Solomon director 1174 N. HILLCREST ROAD, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Chuck Timpe director 11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD STE. 550, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Eric Stoppenhagen officer: Interim CFO and Secretary 8908 SPLITARROW DRIVE, AUSTIN TX 78717

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