Viad (VVI) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Viad has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Viad's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.41. Viad's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.49. As of today, Viad's Altman Z-Score is 1.39.

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Viad'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.

Viad Financial Strength Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Viad's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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

Viad 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:

Viad's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $550 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	4.512	/	-10.897
	=	0.41

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

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

Viad'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
	=	(25.705	+	550.413)	/	1166.716
	=	0.49

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.

Viad has a Z-score of 1.39, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.39 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.

Viad (NYSE:VVI) 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.

Viad has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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Viad (VVI) Business Description

Industry

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Address

7000 East 1st Avenue, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85251-4304

Website

https://www.viad.com

Viad Corp is a marketing company engaged in providing extraordinary experiences, including hospitality and leisure activities, experiential marketing, and live events. It has three segments; Pursuit includes a collection of inspiring and unforgettable travel experiences that includes recreational attractions, hotels and lodges, food and beverage, retail, sightseeing, and ground transportation services, Spiro includes a marketing agency that partners with brands around the world to manage and elevate their experiential marketing activities, and GES Exhibitions is an exhibition services company that partners with exhibition and conference organizers as a full-service provider of strategic and logistics solutions to manage the complexity of their shows.

Executives

Jonathan A. Massimino	officer: General Counsel & Corporate Se	C/O VIAD CORP, 7000 EAST 1ST AVENUE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Joshua Schechter	director	C/O THE PANTRY, INC., 305 GREGSON DRIVE, CARY NC 27511
Lavalley Sung-chul Patrick Thomas	director	C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffrey A. Stelmach	officer: President, Brand Experience	7000 E. 1ST AVENUE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Steven W Moster	director, officer: President & Chief Executive Of	7000 E. 1ST AVE., SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Beverly K Carmichael	director	305 HARTMANN DRIVE, LEBANON TN 37087
Ellen M Ingersoll	officer: Chief Financial Offi, cer	7000 E. 1ST AVENUE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Andrew B Benett	director	1850 N CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 1900, PHOENIX AZ 85004-4565
David W Barry	officer: President - Pursuit	7000 E. 1ST AVENUE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Leslie S Striedel	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	7000 E. 1ST AVENUE, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Crestview Advisors, L.l.c.	director, 10 percent owner	590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Crestview Partners Iv Gp, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Crestview Iv Vc Te Holdings, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Crestview Iv Vc Holdings, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Crestview Iv Vc Ci Holdings, L.p.	director, 10 percent owner	C/O CRESTVIEW PARTNERS, 590 MADISON AVENUE, 42ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022