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QutoutiaoQTTOY -97.00% Interest Coverage is 0.17 as of Dec. 2024, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 314 Interactive Media companies, Qutoutiao ranks worse than 98.41% on this metric.
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. Qutoutiao's
Operating Income
for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $4.6 Mil. Qutoutiao's Interest Expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-27.8 Mil.
Qutoutiao's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.17.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Warning Sign:
Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Qutoutiao Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for Qutoutiao's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
QTTOY'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: 0.17
QTTOY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 98.41% of 314
companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 38.305
vs QTTOY: 0.17
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 .
Qutoutiao Interest Coverage Related Terms
Qutoutiao Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Qutoutiao'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.
QTTOY vs FRZT, GOOGL, META: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Qutoutiao'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.
Qutoutiao Interest Coverage vs Interactive Media Industry
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Qutoutiao's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Qutoutiao's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
Qutoutiao (QTTOY) has a Interest Coverage of 0.17 as of Dec. 2024. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Qutoutiao and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Qutoutiao's Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.17 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #309 out of 314 companies in the Interactive Media industry, placing it in the top 98.4%.
Is Qutoutiao's Interest Coverage too high?
Qutoutiao's current Interest Coverage of 0.17 is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.17 to a high of 10,000.00. The Interactive Media industry median Interest Coverage is 38.31. Qutoutiao's value of 0.17 is 99.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #309 out of 314 companies in the Interactive Media industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Qutoutiao's Interest Coverage compare to FRZT and GOOGL?
According to the Interactive Media industry distribution chart, Qutoutiao ranks #309 out of 314 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Qutoutiao in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 38.31. Qutoutiao's value of 0.17 is 99.6% below this benchmark. Historically, Qutoutiao's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 0.17 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 10,000.00 vs. the industry median of 38.31, Qutoutiao has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for an Interactive Media company?
The median Interest Coverage among Interactive Media companies is 38.31, based on 314 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Qutoutiao's current Interest Coverage of 0.17 is 99.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Qutoutiao and its competitors. For the Interactive Media industry, the median Interest Coverage is 38.31 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Qutoutiao's current Interest Coverage is 0.17, which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Qutoutiao stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Qutoutiao (QTTOY) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.03, compared to a current price of $0.00 — trading 99% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 0.17, which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00 and 99.6% below the Interactive Media industry median of 38.31. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Qutoutiao (QTTOY), the current Interest Coverage is 0.17 as of Dec. 2024. 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.
Qutoutiao Inc is a mobile content platform company in China. Its flagship mobile application, Qutoutiao, aggregates articles and short videos from professional media and freelancers and presents customized feeds to users. It has also launched a mobile literature application, Midu Novels, which offers users free literature supported by advertising. The mobile literature applications, Midu Novels, and Midu Lite, source content from traditional PC-based online literature platforms, which provide a license to publish their literature content on Midu Novels for a fee and offer pieces of literature. The company generates revenue by providing advertising and marketing services.
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