DRS Data & Research Services (LSE:DRSA) Financial Strength: 0 (As of Dec. 2015)

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What is DRS Data & Research Services Financial Strength?

DRS Data & Research Services has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

DRS Data & Research Services did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. DRS Data & Research Services's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.14. As of today, DRS Data & Research Services's Altman Z-Score is 1.70.


DRS Data & Research Services  (LSE:DRSA) 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.

DRS Data & Research Services has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


DRS Data & Research Services Financial Strength Related Terms


DRS Data & Research Services Financial Strength Competitor Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, DRS Data & Research Services'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.


DRS Data & Research Services Financial Strength vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, DRS Data & Research Services's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DRS Data & Research Services's Financial Strength falls into.



DRS Data & Research Services 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:

DRS Data & Research Services's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2015 was £-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2015 was £-0.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was £1.05 Mil.

DRS Data & Research Services's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is

DRS Data & Research Services 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.

DRS Data & Research Services's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2015 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.226 + 1.054) / 8.923
=0.14

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.

DRS Data & Research Services has a Z-score of 1.70, 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.


DRS Data & Research Services Business Description

DRS Data & Research Services PLC was incorporated on August 1, 1969. The Company is engaged in the provision of data capture services, the manufacture, sale and support of optical and image scanning equipment, design and printing of documentation used for data capture and associated software and bureau services.