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Vail Resorts (FRA:VAI) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is Vail Resorts Financial Strength?

Vail Resorts has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Vail Resorts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 9.07. Vail Resorts's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.65. As of today, Vail Resorts's Altman Z-Score is 1.59.


Competitive Comparison of Vail Resorts's Financial Strength

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Vail Resorts'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.


Vail Resorts's Financial Strength Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vail Resorts's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vail Resorts 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:

Vail Resorts's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was €-41 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was €371 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was €2,269 Mil.

Vail Resorts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2025 )
=-1*371.16/-40.927
=9.07

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

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

Vail Resorts's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(597.26 + 2268.622) / 4394.236
=0.65

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.

Vail Resorts has a Z-score of 1.59, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.59 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.


Vail Resorts  (FRA:VAI) 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.

Vail Resorts has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Vail Resorts Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
390 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, CO, USA, 80021
Vail Resorts Inc Bhd is a resorts and casinos company that operates mountain resorts and ski areas. The company has three business segments that include Mountain, Lodging, and Real Estate. The Mountain segment operates numerous ski resort properties that offer a variety of winter and summer activities, such as skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, hiking, and mountain biking. The Lodging segment owns and operates hotels and condominiums. The Real Estate segment owns, develops, and leases real estate, typically near its other properties. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue within the United States.

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