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Dolphin Entertainment (Dolphin Entertainment) Interest Coverage : 0.33 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Dolphin Entertainment 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. Dolphin Entertainment's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.17 Mil. Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.50 Mil. Dolphin Entertainment's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.33. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


DLPN'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.


Dolphin Entertainment Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dolphin Entertainment'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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Dolphin Entertainment Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Coverage

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Dolphin Entertainment'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.


Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Dolphin Entertainment 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.

Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-2.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.03 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18.51 Mil.

Dolphin Entertainment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Expense was $-0.50 Mil. Its Operating Income was $0.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18.71 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*0.165/-0.504
=0.33

* 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.


Dolphin Entertainment  (NAS:DLPN) 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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Dolphin Entertainment (Dolphin Entertainment) Business Description

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Address
150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1200, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
Dolphin Entertainment Inc is an entertainment marketing and content development company. It provides strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television, music, gaming and hospitality industries. Viewpoint Creative and Be Social complement the efforts with full-service creative branding and production capabilities as well as social media and influencer marketing services.
Executives
William Iv O'dowd director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150 MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Nelson Famadas director 804 DOUGLAS ROAD, STE 365, MIAMI FL 33134
M Shanken Communications Inc 10 percent owner 825 EIGHTH AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Marvin Shanken 10 percent owner 825 FIFTH AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mirta A Negrini director, officer: CFO & COO C/O DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 150 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1200, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Nicholas Stanham director C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150-MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Charles Joseph Dougiello director 208 JAVA ST., BROOKLYN NY 11222
Claudia Ann Grillo director 11700 NE 6 AVE, BISCAYNE PARK FL 33161
Anthony A. Leo director 1251 14TH STREET, SUITE 209, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Allan Mayer director C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150 MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Justo L. Pozo director, 10 percent owner C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LEJEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150-MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Pozo Opportunity Fund Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 700 BILTMORE WAY - 1011, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Michael Espensen director 804 DOUGLAS ROAD, SUITE 365, MIAMI FL 33134