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Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings (ASX:NEC) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Financial Strength?

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.56. Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.52.


Competitive Comparison of Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

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:

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-25 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0 Mil.

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*113.566/-24.89
=4.56

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 2742.66
=0.00

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings has a Z-score of 1.52, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.52 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings  (ASX:NEC) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings (ASX:NEC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Denison Street, Level 9, North Sydney, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2060
Nine Entertainment operates Nine Network, a free-to-air TV network across five capital cities, as well as in regional Northern New South Wales and Darwin. It also owns 9Now, a leading broadcast video on demand operation in Australia. The merger with Fairfax combines Nine's top-ranked TV network and the second-largest newspaper group, topped with a collection of quality digital assets in Nine Digital, subscription video on demand operator Stan, and Fairfax's 60%-owned Domain. It ensures the merged entity remains prominent in the eyes of audiences and advertisers.

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