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Consumer Portfolio Services (Consumer Portfolio Services) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Consumer Portfolio Services Financial Strength?

Consumer Portfolio Services has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Consumer Portfolio Services Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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 Consumer Portfolio Services's interest coverage with the available data. Consumer Portfolio Services's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.41. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Consumer Portfolio Services 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:

Consumer Portfolio Services's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-40.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,332.5 Mil.

Consumer Portfolio Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Consumer Portfolio Services'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
=(234.025 + 2332.509) / 206.8
=12.41

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Consumer Portfolio Services  (NAS:CPSS) 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.

Consumer Portfolio Services has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Consumer Portfolio Services (Consumer Portfolio Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89169
Consumer Portfolio Services Inc is a U.S based company operating in the specialty finance sector. Its business is to purchase and service retail automobile contracts originated primarily by franchised automobile dealers and, to a lesser extent, by select independent dealers in the U.S. in the sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks and passenger vans. Through its automobile contract purchases, the company provides indirect financing to the customers of dealers having limited credit histories, low incomes or past credit problems, who it refers to as sub-prime customers. It serves as an alternative source of financing for dealers, facilitating sales to customers.
Executives
Daniel S Wood director
Charles E. Gonel officer: Sr. Vice President 3800 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 1400, LAS VEGAS NV 86169
Susan Ryan officer: Sr. Vice President 3800 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 1400, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Michele L Baumeister officer: Sr. Vice President 19500 JAMBOREE RD, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92612
April Crisp officer: Sr. Vice President 19500 JAMBOREE RD, STE 600, IRVINE CA 92610
Lisette Reynoso officer: Sr. Vice President 19500 JAMBOREE RD., IRVINE CA 92612
Steven Howard Schween officer: Sr. Vice President 3800 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 1400, LAS VEGAS CA 89169
Catrina Marie Ralston officer: Sr. Vice President 3800 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 1400, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Greg Washer director 3187 PULLMAN STREET, COSTA MESA CA 92618
Jeffrey P Fritz officer: SVP & CFO 16355 LAGUNA CANYON ROAD, IRVINE CA 92618
James E Walker director 1601 WASHINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Chris Terry officer: Sr. Vice President
John Patrick Harton officer: Sr. Vice President 19500 JAMBOREE ROAD, IRVINE CA 92612
Black Diamond Capital Management, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 2187 ATLANTIC STREET, 9TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06902
Teri Clements officer: Sr. Vice President 19500 JAMBOREE RD, IRVINE CA 92612