LookSmart (FRA:LOKB) Cash-to-Debt : 0.35 (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is LookSmart Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. LookSmart's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 0.35.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, LookSmart couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015.

The historical rank and industry rank for LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:LOKB' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 40.31 Max: No Debt
Current: 0.35

During the past 13 years, LookSmart's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 40.31.

FRA:LOKB's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 4.905 vs FRA:LOKB: 0.35

LookSmart Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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LookSmart Cash-to-Debt Chart

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13.01

30.55

143.86

No Debt

4.96

LookSmart Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															31.00	34.00	4.96	0.43	0.35

Competitive Comparison of LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LookSmart's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

LookSmart Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

LookSmart's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	0.352	/	(0.071	+	0)
	=	4.96

LookSmart's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	0.494	/	(0.801	+	0.624)
	=	0.35

LookSmart (FRA:LOKB) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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LookSmart (FRA:LOKB) Business Description

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LookSmart Ltd was organized in 1996 and is incorporated in the State of Delaware. The Company is a search advertising network solutions Company that provides relevant solutions for search advertising customers. It operates in a large online search advertising ecosystem serving ads that target user queries on partner sites. It operates in the middle of this ecosystem, acquiring search queries from a variety of sources and matching them with the keywords of its search advertising customers. The Companys largest category of customers has been intermediaries, the majority of which purchase clicks to sell into the affiliate networks of the large search engine providers. Another category of customers are direct advertisers and their agencies whose objective is to obtain conversions or sales from the clicks. The last category of customers is self-service advertisers that sign-up online and pays by credit card. It offers search advertising customers targeted, pay-per-click (PPC) search via a monitored search advertising distribution network using the Companys AdCenter platform technology. The Companys search advertising network includes publishers and search advertising customers, including intermediaries and direct advertising customers and their agencies as well as self-service customers in the United States and certain other countries. The Companys application programming interface (API) allows search advertising customers and their advertising agencies to connect any type of marketing or reporting software with minimal effort for easier access, management, and optimization of search advertising campaigns. It also offers publishers licensed private-label search advertiser network solutions based on its AdCenter platform technology (Publisher Solutions). Publisher Solutions consist of hosted auction-based ad serving with an ad backfill capability that allows publishers and portals to manage their advertiser relationships, distribution channels and accounts. The Companys trademarks include LookSmart. It is subject to a number of domestic state and federal laws that affect companies conducting business on the Internet.