The Bon-Ton Stores has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.
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.
The Bon-Ton Stores did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
The Bon-Ton Stores's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was 0.53.
As of today, The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.
Competitive Comparison
For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.
The Bon-Ton Stores Financial Strength Distribution
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Bon-Ton Stores's Financial Strength falls into.
The Bon-Ton Stores 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:
The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Expense for the
months ended in Oct. 2017 was $-19 Mil. Its Operating Income for the
months ended in Oct. 2017 was $-26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was $474 Mil.
The Bon-Ton Stores's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is
| The Bon-Ton Stores 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.
The Bon-Ton Stores's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 is
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.
The Bon-Ton Stores has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.
The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Business Description
Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.
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