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LivePerson (LivePerson) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is LivePerson Financial Strength?

LivePerson has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

LivePerson 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 LivePerson's interest coverage with the available data. LivePerson's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.55. As of today, LivePerson's Altman Z-Score is -1.22.


Competitive Comparison of LivePerson's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, LivePerson'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.


LivePerson's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



LivePerson 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:

LivePerson's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-26.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $513.7 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate LivePerson's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

LivePerson'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
=(78.149 + 513.738) / 381.872
=1.55

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.

LivePerson has a Z-score of -1.22, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.22 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.


LivePerson  (NAS:LPSN) 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.

LivePerson has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. 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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LivePerson (LivePerson) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
530 7th Avenue, Floor M1, New York, NY, USA, 10018
LivePerson Inc offers cloud-based platform solutions. It enables businesses and consumers to connect through conversational interfaces, such as in-app and mobile messaging, while leveraging bots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase efficiency. The company has two reportable segments namely Business and Consumer. It generates maximum revenue from the Business segment. The Business segment enables brands to leverage the Conversational Cloud's sophisticated intelligence engine to connect with consumers through an integrated suite of mobile and online business messaging technologies. The company has a presence in the United Kingdom, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Europe.
Executives
John Deneen Collins officer: Chief Financial Officer LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jeffrey Ford officer: Chief Accounting Officer 530 7TH AVE., FLOOR M1, NEW YORK NY 10018
Alex Kroman officer: EVP, Product and Technology 530 7TH AVE., FLOOR M1, NEW YORK NY 10018
Norman M. Osumi officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Monica L. Greenberg officer: EVP, General Counsel LIVEPERSON, INC., 462 SEVENTH AVENUE 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Robert P Locascio director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O LIVEPERSON INC, 462 SEVENTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
William Wesemann director 130 MONTALVO ROAD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94062
James R. Miller director 4050 EAST COTTON CENTER BLVD. 6-68, PHOENIX AZ 85040
Bruce Edward Hansen director 17732 VINEYARD LANE, POWAY CA 92064
Vanessa Pegueros director C/O CARBON BLACK, INC., 1100 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Yael Zheng director 345 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Alexander Spinelli officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Kevin Lavan director 44 HILLCREST ROAD, MARTINSVILLE NJ 08836
Ernest T. Cu director LIVEPERSON, INC., 475 TENTH AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Daryl Carlough officer: SVP, Global & Corp Controller BEDMINSTER ONE, 135 US HIGHWAY 202/206, SUITE 11, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921

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