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Zegona Communications (LSE:ZEG) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Zegona Communications Financial Strength?

Zegona Communications has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Zegona Communications PLC 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.

Zegona Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.47. Zegona Communications's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 8.34. As of today, Zegona Communications's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Zegona Communications's Financial Strength

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Zegona Communications'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.


Zegona Communications's Financial Strength Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Zegona Communications's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zegona Communications's Financial Strength falls into.


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Zegona Communications 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:

Zegona Communications's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was £-25.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was £11.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was £3,953.1 Mil.

Zegona Communications's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*11.83/-25.3
=0.47

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Zegona Communications PLCs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

Zegona Communications's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(307.448 + 3953.094) / 511.128
=8.34

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.

Zegona Communications 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.


Zegona Communications  (LSE:ZEG) 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.

Zegona Communications has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Zegona Communications Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8 Sackville Street, Mayfair, London, GBR, W1S 3DG
Zegona Communications PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company. The company is engaged in operating a network-based telecommunications business. It aims to utilize a Buy-Fix-Sell strategy. The company offers television, broadband internet, mobile telecommunications, and fixed-line telecommunications services to residential and business customers. It is organized into two segments, Central Cost, and Investment in Euskaltel.

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