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Cerence (Cerence) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cerence Financial Strength?

Cerence has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Cerence did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Cerence's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.07. As of today, Cerence's Altman Z-Score is -0.87.


Competitive Comparison of Cerence's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cerence'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.


Cerence's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cerence's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cerence's Financial Strength falls into.



Cerence 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:

Cerence's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-7.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $285.9 Mil.

Cerence's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Cerence did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Cerence's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(5.188 + 285.9) / 271.3
=1.07

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.

Cerence has a Z-score of -0.87, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.87 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.


Cerence  (NAS:CRNC) 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.

Cerence has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Cerence (Cerence) Business Description

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Address
1 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 301A, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Cerence Inc is a United States-based software company. It is involved in developing mobility-based solutions for drivers and their cars. The customers include all automobile original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, or their tier 1 suppliers. The company's revenue is generated by selling software licenses and cloud-connected services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and also has a presence in Other Americas; Germany; Other Europe, the Middle East, Africa; Japan, and Other Asia-Pacific.
Executives
Stefan Ortmanns officer: Executive Vice President WALTER-SCHEIBLER-STR 24, MONSCHAU 2M 52156
Iqbal Arshad officer: EVP, CTO CERENCE INC., 1 BURLINGTON WOODS DRIVE, SUITE 301A, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Thomas L Beaudoin director NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Marcy S Klevorn director ONE AMERICAN ROAD, DEARBORN MI 48126
Prateek Kathpal officer: EVP & CTO 1 BURLINGTON WOODS DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Christophe Couvreur officer: SVP, Core BU 1 BURLINGTON WOODS DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Douglas Lee Davis director 1150 N. ALMA SCHOOL ROAD, MESA AZ 85201
Marc Montagner officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ENDURANCE INT'L GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 10 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Sanjay Dhawan director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC, 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD CT 06901
Leanne Fitzgerald director, officer: Vice President and Secretary 1 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Mark J Gallenberger officer: President LTX-CREDENCE CORPORATION, 825 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
Alfred A Nietzel director ONE ADP BOULEVARD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Kristi Ann Matus director C/O EQUITABLE HOLDINGS, INC., 1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10104
Marianne Budnik director C/O ACME PACKET, INC., 100 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Sanjay K Jha director 15 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803