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Educational Development (Educational Development) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Nov. 2023)
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Educational Development has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Educational Development did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Educational Development's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.50. As of today, Educational Development's Altman Z-Score is 2.25.


Competitive Comparison

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Educational Development Financial Strength Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Educational Development's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Educational Development 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:

Educational Development's Interest Expense for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.73 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $27.08 Mil.

Educational Development's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

Educational Development 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.

Educational Development's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(6.798 + 27.079) / 67.78
=0.50

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.

Educational Development has a Z-score of 2.25, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Educational Development is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.25 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Educational Development  (NAS:EDUC) 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.

Educational Development has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Educational Development (Educational Development) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5402 South 122nd East Avenue, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74146
Educational Development Corp is the United States trade publisher of the line of educational children's books produced in the United Kingdom. Its business activity functions with two reportable segments: Direct Sales Division segment and Publishing Division segment. The Publishing Division segment markets its products to retail accounts, which include the book, school supplies, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers and an internal telesales group. The Direct Sales Division segment sells their books and products through independent brand partners direct to the customer. It derives a majority of revenue from the Direct sales division segment.
Executives
O Keefe Daniel E officer: Chief Financial Officer 1221 E HOUSTON, BROKEN ARROW OK 74012
Heather N. Cobb officer: Chief Sales & Marketing Offcr 5402 S. 122ND ST. EAST AVE., TULSA OK 74137
Craig M White officer: VP, Operations 10302 E 55TH PL, TULSA OK 74146
Bradely Von Stoots director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Randall W White director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO
Joshua J Peters director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Ronald T Mcdaniel officer: Vice President
Besty Richert director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
Kara Gae Neal director 5402 S. 122ND EAST AVE, TULSA OK 74146
James F Lewis director
G Dean Cosgrove director
William C Fossett officer: Controller & Corporate Secreta
John A Clerico director 3132 S COLUMBIA CIRCLE, TULSA OK 74105
Robert D Berryhill director PO BOX 1120, BIXBY OK 74008
Kathy Slemp officer: Vice President

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