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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of May. 2012)


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What is Peoples Educational Holdings 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. Peoples Educational Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $-5.99 Mil. Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in May. 2012 was $-0.09 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


PEDH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.54
* 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.


Peoples Educational Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Peoples Educational Holdings'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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Peoples Educational Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

Peoples Educational Holdings Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Peoples Educational Holdings Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Publishing subindustry, Peoples Educational Holdings'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.


Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



Peoples Educational Holdings 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.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2012, Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.31 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.31 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.00 Mil.

Peoples Educational Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2012 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in May. 2012, Peoples Educational Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.99 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.00 Mil.

Peoples Educational Holdings 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.


Peoples Educational Holdings  (OTCPK:PEDH) 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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Peoples Educational Holdings (Peoples Educational Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
299 Market Street, Saddle Brook, NJ, USA, 07663
Peoples Educational Holdings Inc develops and sells proprietary print and digital education products which are predominantly state-specific and standards-based, focused on state-required tests. The company operates through Test Preparation, Assessment, and Instruction Product Group. Test Preparation and Assessment segment create and sell print and digital products targeted to grades 1-12 to help students prepare for state proficiency tests. Instruction segment includes two product lines Focused Instruction and remedial and multicultural-related materials. Geographically, the business activities are carried out through United States.
Executives
Tony Christianson director, 10 percent owner
Gordon Stofer 10 percent owner

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