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Studio Retail Group (LSE:STU) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Studio Retail Group Financial Strength?

Studio Retail Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Studio Retail Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 5.87. Studio Retail Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.63. As of today, Studio Retail Group's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Studio Retail Group's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Studio Retail 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.


Studio Retail Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Studio Retail Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Studio Retail Group's Financial Strength falls into.



Studio Retail 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:

Studio Retail Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2021 was £-4.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2021 was £28.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was £296.0 Mil.

Studio Retail Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2021 )
=-1*28.591/-4.873
=5.87

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

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

Studio Retail Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2021 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(6.118 + 295.954) / 479.128
=0.63

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.

Studio Retail Group 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.


Studio Retail Group  (LSE:STU) 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.

Studio Retail Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Studio Retail Group (LSE:STU) Business Description

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Address
Henry Street, Church Bridge House, Accrington, Lancs, GBR, BB5 4EE
Studio Retail Group PLC is a merchandise supplier to the home and education sectors which basically operates with two business segments Studio and Education. Studio segment offers home and leisure items through online and catalog shopping to more than 1 million customers throughout the UK, whereas Findel Education segment acts as a supplier of resources and equipment to schools and educational establishments. Its operations are located in the United Kingdom and Asia.

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