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DRCT (Direct Digital Holdings) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Direct Digital Holdings Financial Strength?

Direct Digital Holdings 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:

Direct Digital Holdings 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 rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Direct Digital Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Direct Digital Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.00. As of today, Direct Digital Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.81.


Competitive Comparison of Direct Digital Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Direct Digital Holdings'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.


Direct Digital Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Direct Digital Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Direct Digital Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.


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Direct Digital Holdings 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:

Direct Digital Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-1.34 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-4.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $32.39 Mil.

Direct Digital Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Direct Digital Holdings 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.

Direct Digital Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.888 + 32.386) / 36.332
=1.00

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.

Direct Digital Holdings has a Z-score of 0.81, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.81 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.


Direct Digital Holdings  (NAS:DRCT) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Direct Digital Holdings 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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Direct Digital Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1177 West Loop South, Suite 1310, Houston, TX, USA, 77027
Direct Digital Holdings Inc is an end-to-end, full-service programmatic advertising platform primarily focused on providing advertising technology, data-driven campaign optimization, and other solutions to underserved and less efficient markets on both the buy-side and sell-side of the digital advertising ecosystem. The company operates two reportable segments: sell-side advertising, which includes the results of Colossus Media, and buy-side advertising, which includes the results of Orange 142 and Huddled Masses. All of the company's revenues are attributed to the United States.
Executives
Mark D Walker director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC., 1233 WEST LOOP SUITE 1170, HOUSTON TX 77027
W Keith Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: President
Mistelle Locke director C/O DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC., 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1310, HOUSTON TX 77027
Richard Cohen director C/O DUNE ENERGY, INC., TWO SHELL PLAZA, 777 WALKER STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Antoinette Renee Leatherberry director C/O ZOETIS INC., 10 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Diana P Diaz officer: Interim CFO 9220 KIRBY DRIVE SUITE 500, HOUSTON TX 77054
Maria Vilchez Lowrey officer: Chief Growth Officer C/O DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC., 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH STE 1310, HOUSTON TX 77027
Timothy Grittani 10 percent owner PO BOX 20551, COLUMBUS OH 43220
Susan Echard officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TRINITY CAPITAL INC., 3075 WEST RAY ROAD, SUITE 525, CHANDLER AZ 85226
Anu Pillai officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O DIRECT DIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC., 1233 WEST LOOP SUITE 1170, HOUSTON TX 77027
Direct Digital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1233 WEST LOOP S., SUITE 1170, HOUSTON TX 77027