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Primemd (Primemd) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2008)


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What is Primemd 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. Primemd's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $-0.02 Mil. Primemd's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2008 was $0.00 Mil. Primemd has no debt. 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 Primemd's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


PRMD's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 8.445
* 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.


Primemd Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Primemd'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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Primemd Interest Coverage Chart

Primemd Annual Data
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Interest Coverage
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Primemd Quarterly Data
Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08
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Competitive Comparison of Primemd's Interest Coverage

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Primemd'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.


Primemd's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Primemd's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Primemd 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.

Primemd's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2007 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2007, Primemd's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Primemd had no debt (1).

Primemd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2008 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2008, Primemd's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.02 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Primemd had no debt (1).

* 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.


Primemd  (OTCPK:PRMD) 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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Primemd (Primemd) Business Description

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9039 Antares Avenue, Suite No. E2, Columbus, OH, USA, 43240
Primemd Inc is a multispecialty professional services company. The company employs physicians, nurse practitioners, medical assistants to deliver services. Its services include Pediatrics; Primary Care; Spine and Pain Management; Urgent Care and others.

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