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Willis Lease Finance (Willis Lease Finance) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Willis Lease Finance Financial Strength?

Willis Lease Finance 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:

Willis Lease Finance Corp 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.

Willis Lease Finance's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.84. Willis Lease Finance's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.94. As of today, Willis Lease Finance's Altman Z-Score is 0.76.


Competitive Comparison of Willis Lease Finance's Financial Strength

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Willis Lease Finance's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Willis Lease Finance's Financial Strength Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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Willis Lease Finance 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:

Willis Lease Finance's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-22.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,802.9 Mil.

Willis Lease Finance'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*41.061/-22.269
=1.84

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Willis Lease Finance Corp interest coverage is 1.87, which is low.

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

Willis Lease Finance'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
=(0 + 1802.881) / 457.12
=3.94

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.

Willis Lease Finance has a Z-score of 0.76, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.76 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.


Willis Lease Finance  (NAS:WLFC) 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.

Willis Lease Finance 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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Willis Lease Finance (Willis Lease Finance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4700 Lyons Technology Parkway, Coconut Creek, FL, USA, 33073
Willis Lease Finance Corp with its subsidiaries is a lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines. The company has two reportable business segments namely Leasing and Related Operations which involves acquiring and leasing, pursuant to operating leases, commercial aircraft, aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment and the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines and other aircraft equipment and other related businesses and Spare Parts Sales segment involves the purchase and resale of after-market engine parts, whole engines, engine modules and portable aircraft components.
Executives
Willis Charles F Iv director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Scott B. Flaherty officer: SVP, CFO 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Brian Richard Hole officer: President 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, SUITE 2215, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Hans Jorg Hunziker director 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Austin Chandler Willis director 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Rae Ann Mckeating director PO BOX 593, MCCALL ID 83638
Robert J. Keady director 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Robert T Morris director 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Dean Michael Poulakidas officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel, Secretary 4700 LYONS TECHNOLOGY, COCONUT CREEK FL 33073
Anthony R. Spaulding officer: SVP, Technical Services 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2215, NOVATO CA 94998
Donald A Nunemaker officer: EVP, General Mgr. Leasing 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2215, NOVATO CA 94998
Bradley Stewart Forsyth officer: SVP, CFO 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2215, NOVATO CA 94998
Ernest J. Furtado officer: Interim CFO 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2215, NOVATO CA 94998
Coon W William Jr director 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2215, NOVATO CA 94998
Judith M Webber officer: SVP, Technical Services 773 SAN MARIN DRIVE, SUITE 2215, NOVATO CA 94998