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Begbies Traynor Group (LSE:BEG) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is Begbies Traynor Group Financial Strength?

Begbies Traynor Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Begbies Traynor Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 12.60. Begbies Traynor Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 0.13. As of today, Begbies Traynor Group's Altman Z-Score is 2.51.


Competitive Comparison of Begbies Traynor Group's Financial Strength

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Begbies Traynor Group'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.


Begbies Traynor Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Begbies Traynor Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Begbies Traynor Group 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:

Begbies Traynor Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was £-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Oct. 2024 was £12.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was £16.6 Mil.

Begbies Traynor Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=-1*12.6/-1
=12.60

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

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

Begbies Traynor Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Oct. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.8 + 16.6) / 152.6
=0.13

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.

Begbies Traynor Group has a Z-score of 2.51, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Begbies Traynor Group is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.51 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Begbies Traynor Group  (LSE:BEG) 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.

Begbies Traynor Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Begbies Traynor Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
340 Deansgate, Manchester, GBR, M3 4LY
Begbies Traynor Group PLC is a professional services consultancy. It provides insolvency, restructuring, and consultancy services to businesses, professional advisors, and financial institutions. It provides professional services, such as business rescue options, advisory options, forensic accounting and investigations, corporate and commercial finance, personal insolvency solutions, and services to banking, legal, and accounting sectors. The company is managed as two operating segments: business recovery and advisory, and property advisory. The group generates the majority of its revenue from business recovery and advisory services. The group's principal operations and markets are in the UK.

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