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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Apr. 2005)


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What is Covista Communications Financial Strength?

Covista Communications 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.

Covista Communications has no long-term debt (1). Covista Communications's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 was 0.01. As of today, Covista Communications's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Covista Communications's Financial Strength

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Covista Communications'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.


Covista Communications's Financial Strength Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Covista Communications's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Covista Communications 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:

Covista Communications's Interest Expense for the months ended in Apr. 2005 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Apr. 2005 was $0.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 was $0.00 Mil.

Covista Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is

Covista Communications had no long-term debt (1).

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

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

Covista Communications's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2005 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Apr. 2005 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.258 + 0) / 45.012
=0.01

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.

Covista Communications 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.


Covista Communications  (OTCPK:CVST) 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.

Covista Communications has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Covista Communications (Covista Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
735 Broad Street, Unit 306, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37402
Covista Communications Inc is a telecommunication service provider. Its products and services include voice, data, and internet solutions, including local, long-distance, and toll-free services, calling card, frame relay, Internet access, & directory assistance.
Executives
W Thorpe Mckenzie director 735 BROAD ST, STE 1105, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Jay J Miller director 430 EAST 57TH STREET SUITE 5 D, NEW YORK NY 10022

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