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Epiq Systems (Epiq Systems) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Jun. 2016)


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What is Epiq Systems Financial Strength?

Epiq Systems 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.

Epiq Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 1.14. Epiq Systems's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 0.00. As of today, Epiq Systems's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Epiq Systems's Financial Strength

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Epiq Systems's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Epiq Systems's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Epiq Systems's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Epiq Systems 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:

Epiq Systems's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2016 was $-5.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2016 was $6.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was $0.0 Mil.

Epiq Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2016 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2016 )
=-1*6.215/-5.458
=1.14

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

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

Epiq Systems's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2016 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0) / 562.976
=0.00

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.

Epiq Systems 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.


Epiq Systems  (NAS:EPIQ) 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.

Epiq Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Epiq Systems (Epiq Systems) Business Description

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Epiq Systems Inc was incorporated in the State of Missouri on July 13, 1988, and on July 15, 1988 acquired all of the assets of an unrelated predecessor corporation. The Company is a provider of integrated technology solutions for the legal profession. The Company's solutions streamline the administration of bankruptcy, litigation, financial transactions and regulatory compliance matters. It offers managed technology solutions for eDiscovery, document review, legal notification, claims administration and controlled disbursement of funds. Its clients include law firms, corporate legal departments, bankruptcy trustees, government agencies, mortgage processors, and financial institutions. The Company's business is organized into two reportable segments: the Technology segment and the Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment. The Company's Technology segment provides eDiscovery managed services and technology solutions comprised of consulting, collections and forensics, processing, search and review, production of documents and document review services to companies and the litigation departments of law firms. The Company's eDataMatrix software analyzes filters, deduplicates and produces documents for review. The Company's customers are corporations that use its products and services cooperatively with their legal counsel to manage the eDiscovery process for litigation, investigations, anti-trust filings and regulatory matters. Produced documents are made available mainly through a hosted environment utilizing its proprietary software DocuMatrix and third-party software which allows for efficient attorney review and data requests. Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of its customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and class action proceedings. The Company's Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment provides managed services and technology solutions that address the needs of its customers with respect to litigation, claims and project administration, compliance matters, controlled disbursements, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and class action proceedings. The Company's Technology segment, eDiscovery competes with companies such as, Kroll Ontrack, FTI Consulting, Inc., Huron Consulting Group Inc., The Dolan Company, Symantec Corporation, Recommind, Inc., Xerox and Autonomy. The Company's Bankruptcy and Settlement Administration segment, bankruptcy services competes with companies such as, Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc., which is a provider in Chapter 7 bankruptcy market. While in Chapter 11 bankruptcy market, the Company competes with Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC and The Garden City Group, Inc. In Chapter 13 market, the Company's main competitor is Bankruptcy Software Specialists, LLC. The Company is subject to
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Gregory M Share director THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLZ, SUITE 3800, CHICAGO IL 60602
Tjon Sien Fat Karin - Joyce officer: EVP & CFO 501 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY KS 66105
Kevin L Robert director 501 KANSAS AVENUE, KANSAS CITY KS 66105
Terry Matlack director 233 W 47TH ST, KANSAS CITY MO 64112

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