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


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What is Astrotech Financial Strength?

Astrotech has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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 Astrotech's interest coverage with the available data. Astrotech's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.10. As of today, Astrotech's Altman Z-Score is -3.50.


Competitive Comparison of Astrotech's Financial Strength

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Astrotech'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.


Astrotech's Financial Strength Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Astrotech's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astrotech 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:

Astrotech'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 $-3.07 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.15 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Astrotech'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. Astrotech Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Astrotech'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
=(0.309 + 0.152) / 4.46
=0.10

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.

Astrotech has a Z-score of -3.50, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.5 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.


Astrotech  (NAS:ASTC) 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.

Astrotech has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Astrotech (Astrotech) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2105 Donley Drive, Suite 100, Austin, TX, USA, 78758
Astrotech Corp is a science and technology development company. The firm invents, acquires, and commercializes technological innovations sourced from internal research, universities, laboratories, and research institutions. The 1st Detect develops, manufactures, and sells chemical analyzers for use in the airport security, military, breath analysis markets. AgLAB develops a series of mass spectrometers for use in the agriculture market.
Executives
Robert N Mcfarland director C/O EZENIA, INC., 14 CELINA AVE, SUITE 17-18, NASHUA NH 03063
Russler Daniel T Jr director 2105 DONLEY DRIVE, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78758
James Frank Becker director 283 HEMLOCK LANE, WEST CHICAGO IL 60185
Jaime Hinojosa officer: CFO 2028 E BEN WHITE BLVD STE 240-9530, AUSTIN TX 78741
Braden Michael Leonard 10 percent owner 156 S. FIRST STREET, ZIONSVILLE IN 46077
Thomas Wiley Wilkinson director 3 COLERIDGE LANE, AUSTIN TX 78746
Winn Interests, Ltd. 10 percent owner 800 N. SHORELINE, 1900 N. TOWER, CORPUS CHRISTI TX 78401
Mark Adams director 12130 HIGHWAY 3, BUILDING 1, WEBSTER TX 77598
William F Readdy director 12130 HIGHWAY 3, BUILDING 1, WEBSTER TX 77598
Ronald W Cantwell director 250 PARK AVE, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael R. Humphrey director 401 CONGRESS AVE., SUITE 1650, AUSTIN TX 78701
Eric Stober officer: Chief Financial Officer 201 W. 5TH STREET, SUITE 1275, AUSTIN TX 78701
Pickens Thomas Boone Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 12130 HIGHWAY 3, BLDG. 1, WEBSTER TX 77598
Sha-chelle Manning director 907 GEMINI STREET, HOUSTON TX 77058
Rajesh K Mellacheruvu officer: Chief Operating Officer 401 CONGRESS AVE, SUITE 1650, AUSTIN TX 78701