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GigaMedia (GigaMedia) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GigaMedia Financial Strength?

GigaMedia has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

Good Sign:

GigaMedia Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate GigaMedia's interest coverage with the available data. GigaMedia's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14. As of today, GigaMedia's Altman Z-Score is -3.34.


Competitive Comparison of GigaMedia's Financial Strength

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, GigaMedia'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.


GigaMedia's Financial Strength Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, GigaMedia's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



GigaMedia 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:

GigaMedia's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.50 Mil.

GigaMedia's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate GigaMedia's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. GigaMedia Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

GigaMedia'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 + 0.495) / 3.48
=0.14

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.

GigaMedia has a Z-score of -3.34, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.34 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.


GigaMedia  (NAS:GIGM) 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.

GigaMedia has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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GigaMedia (GigaMedia) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Section 2, Tiding Boulevard, Lane 407, 8th Floor, No. 22, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN, 114
GigaMedia Ltd is a publisher of online games. It has only one reportable segment, Digital Entertainment service. Digital Entertainment service business operates a portfolio of online games, mainly targeting online game players across Europe, Asia, including Greater China and Southeast Asia. The company's portfolio of online games includes predominantly PC-based, non-cash gambling or casino casual games, including MahJong and various card and table games. The company's product lines include MahJong, AkaSeka, Yume 100, Fun Vegas, and others. The company operates in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Executives
Cheng-ming Huang director, officer: CEO 8F, NO.22, LANE 407, SEC. 2 TIDING BLVD., TAIPEI F5 114
Hwang Collin director 8F, NO. 22, LANE 407, SECTION 2, TIDING BLVD., TAIPEI F5 114
Criterion Capital Partners Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner STRATHVALE HOUSE-GROUND FLOOR, NORTH CHURCH STREET, GEORGE TOWN E9 00000
Sanjay Motwani other: N/A C/O SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 25 WEST 53RD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sansar Performance, L.p. other: N/A C/O SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 25 WEST 53RD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sansar Capital Master Fund, L.p. other: N/A C/O SANSAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., 25 WEST 53RD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sansar Capital Special Opportunity Master Fund, L.p. other: N/A 25 W 53RD STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sansar Capital Management, L.l.c. other: N/A 25 W 53RD STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019

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