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Yellow (Yellow) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Yellow Financial Strength?

Yellow 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:

Yellow 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.

Yellow did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Yellow's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.36. As of today, Yellow's Altman Z-Score is 0.29.


Competitive Comparison of Yellow's Financial Strength

For the Trucking subindustry, Yellow'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.


Yellow's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Yellow's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yellow 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:

Yellow's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-48 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $292 Mil.

Yellow's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Yellow 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.

Yellow's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1317.5 + 292.1) / 4507.2
=0.36

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.

Yellow has a Z-score of 0.29, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.29 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.


Yellow  (OTCPK:YELLQ) 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.

Yellow 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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Yellow (Yellow) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
501 Commerce Street, Suite 1120, Nashville, TN, USA, 37203
Yellow Corp is engaged in offering transportation services. It has a comprehensive less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local, regional, national, and international capabilities. The company offers expertise in LTL shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers ship industrial, commercial and retail goods. Its revenue is primarily derived from transporting LTL shipments in the United States and it also offers other services such as truckload services, customer-specific logistics solutions, and other services.
Executives
Mary Nell Browning director 2200 WILLOWICK ROAD, APT. 15C, HOUSTON TX 77027
Thomas A. Knott director 103 GRACE HILL ROAD, NEWBURY NH 03255
Daniel L. Olivier officer: Interim CFO 10990 ROE AVENUE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Mfn Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Farhad Nanji 10 percent owner C/O HIGHFIELDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Mfn Partners Management, Lp 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael Demichele 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Mfn Partners Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Mfn Partners Management, Llc 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
David H. Webber director 11500 OUTLOOK STREET, SUITE 400, OVERLAND PARK KS 66224
James E. Hoffman director 325 INNES WAY, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403
Annlea Rumfola officer: Chief Information Officer 501 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 1120, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Shaunna D. Jones director 10990 ROE AVENUE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
James R. Faught officer: Chief Accounting Officer 10990 ROE AVENUE, OVERLAND PARK KS 66211
Javier L. Evans director 400 RELLA BOULEVARD, MONTEBELLO NY 10901