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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (Great Lakes Dredge & Dock) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Financial Strength?

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 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.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.26. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.69. As of today, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Altman Z-Score is 1.13.


Competitive Comparison of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock'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.


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Financial Strength falls into.



Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 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:

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $473.5 Mil.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock'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*23.279/-2.818
=8.26

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

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

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock'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
=(29.734 + 473.514) / 726.916
=0.69

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.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a Z-score of 1.13, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.13 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.


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock  (NAS:GLDD) 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.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (Great Lakes Dredge & Dock) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9811 Katy Freeway, Suite 1200, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp is a provider of dredging services in the United States. Dredging involves the enhancement or preservation of navigability of waterways or the protection of shorelines through the removal or replenishment of soil, sand or rock. Its projects portfolio includes Coastal Restoration, Coastal Protection, Ports and Harbors, International, and Inland Dredging.
Executives
Ryan Levenson director 2396 DELLWOOD DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30305
Lasse Petterson director, officer: CEO & President 2103 RESEARCH FOREST DRIVE THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
David E Simonelli officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATIO 2122 YORK ROAD OAK BROOK IL 60523
Lawrence R Dickerson director 15415 KATY FREEWAY STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77094
Kathleen Mackie Lavoy officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP. 2122 YORK ROAD OAK BROOK IL 60523
D Michael Steuert director C/O FLUOR CORP, ONE ENTERPRISE DR, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Ronald Steger director 13710 OASIS TERRACE, LAKEWOOD RANCH FL 34202
Kathleen M Shanahan director 24301 WALDEN CENTER DRIVE, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Michael Joseph Walsh director C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP 2122 YORK ROAD OAK BROOK IL 60523
Mark W. Marinko officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP., 2122 YORK ROAD, SUITE 200, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Annette W Cyr officer: Chief HR & Admin Officer C/O BRIGHTPOINT., INC. 7635 INTERACTIVE WAY, SUITE 200 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46278
Carl A Albert director C/O BOISE INC., 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200, BOISE ID 83702-5388
Robert B Uhler director C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP. 2122 YORK ROAD, SUITE 200 OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jason Weiss director C/O BOISE INC. 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 200 BOISE ID 83702-5388
Christopher P Shea officer: President - E&I Division C/O GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORP. 2122 YORK ROAD OAK BROOK IL 60523