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IDW Media Holdings (IDW Media Holdings) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Jan. 2023)


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What is IDW Media 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. IDW Media Holdings's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jan. 2023 was $-1.99 Mil. IDW Media Holdings's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jan. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


IDWM's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Media - Diversified industry.
Industry Median: 11.615
* 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.


IDW Media Holdings Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for IDW Media 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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IDW Media Holdings Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of IDW Media Holdings's Interest Coverage

For the Publishing subindustry, IDW Media 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.


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

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

* The bar in red indicates where IDW Media Holdings's Interest Coverage falls into.



IDW Media 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.

IDW Media Holdings's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2022, IDW Media Holdings's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.91 Mil.

IDW Media Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

IDW Media Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jan. 2023, IDW Media Holdings's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-1.99 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.84 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate IDW Media Holdings's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


IDW Media Holdings  (OTCPK:IDWM) 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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IDW Media Holdings (IDW Media Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
520 Broad Street, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102
IDW Media Holdings Inc is a diversified media company with operations in publishing, television entertainment, and media distribution. Its segments include IDW Publishing, which creates comic books, graphic novels, digital content, and games; and IDW Entertainment, which operates as a production company & studio that develops and produces content and formats for global platforms and services.
Executives
Amber Huerta officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
James R Woody director C/O IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
David L Breau director C/O STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATIONS INC., 5300 HICKORY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 218, GLEN ALLEN VA 23059
Davidi Jonas director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATIONS INC., 5300 HICKORY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 218, GLEN ALLEN VA 23059
Jonathan Rand director C/O STRAIGHT PATH COMMUNICATIONS INC., 5300 HICKORY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 218, GLEN ALLEN VA 23059
Allan Grafman director 160 RARITAN CENTER PARKWAY, EDISON NJ 08837
Sanford R Climan director, officer: VICE CHAIRMAN C/O EQUITY MARKETING INC, 6330 SAN VIENTE BLVD, LOS ANGELES CA 90048
Amy J Jonas director C/O IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Ezra Rosensaft officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Karina M Fedasz officer: CFO, Treasurer & Corporate Sec C/O IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Howard S Jonas director, officer: Chairman of the Board
Christopher J Mcgurk director C/O METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC., 10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Brooke Feinstein officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O IDW MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Raging Capital Fund (qp), Lp other: See explanation of responses TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08853
Raging Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553-0228