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Youku Tudou (Youku Tudou) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Youku Tudou 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. Youku Tudou's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was $-71.4 Mil. Youku Tudou's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was $-2.3 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 Youku Tudou's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


YOKU's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 36.975
* 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.


Youku Tudou Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Youku Tudou'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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Youku Tudou Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Youku Tudou's Interest Coverage

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Youku Tudou'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.


Youku Tudou's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Youku Tudou's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Youku Tudou 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.

Youku Tudou's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014, Youku Tudou's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-136.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Youku Tudou had no debt (1).

Youku Tudou's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2015, Youku Tudou's Interest Expense was $-2.3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-71.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.

Youku Tudou 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.


Youku Tudou  (NYSE:YOKU) 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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Youku Tudou (Youku Tudou) Business Description

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Youku Tudou Inc was incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on September 20, 2005. It is an Internet television company in China. Its internet television platform enables consumers to search, view and share video content quickly and easily across multiple devices. The Company provides online video content library, consisting of professionally produced content including television programs and movies, and, to a lesser extent, user-generated content and in-house productions. As of December 31, 2013, it licensed more than 5,900 movie titles, 2,200 television serial drama titles and over 800 variety shows. It offered approximately 1,447, 347 and 220 episodes of television serial dramas produced in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Korea, respectively, as of December 31, 2013. The Company competes with other online video providers in China, such as iQiyi.com, and large Chinese Internet portals that provide online video product, such as SINA, Tencent and Sohu.

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