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MDC Partners (MDC Partners) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is MDC Partners Financial Strength?

MDC Partners has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

Warning Sign:

MDC Partners Inc 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 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.

MDC Partners's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 1.50. MDC Partners's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was 0.93. As of today, MDC Partners's Altman Z-Score is 0.31.


Competitive Comparison of MDC Partners's Financial Strength

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MDC Partners's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, MDC Partners's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MDC Partners's Financial Strength falls into.



MDC Partners 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:

MDC Partners's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2021 was $-19 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2021 was $29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $1,106 Mil.

MDC Partners's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=-1*28.542/-19.065
=1.50

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. MDC Partners Incs 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.

MDC Partners's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2021 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(41.229 + 1106.225) / 1230.34
=0.93

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.

MDC Partners has a Z-score of 0.31, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.31 is in distress zone. 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.


MDC Partners  (NAS:MDCA) 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.

MDC Partners has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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MDC Partners (MDC Partners) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One World Trade Center, 65th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10007
MDC Partners Inc is a marketing company. Its core activities involve direct marketing, mobile marketing, market research, data analytics, design and branding, social media communications, and e-commerce. The company operates in three segments: Integrated Networks, Media & Data Network, and All Other. The company derives the majority of its revenue from The Integrated Networks segment, which provides a range of services for their clients, primarily including strategy, creative and production for advertising campaigns across a variety of platforms (print, digital, social media, television broadcast) as well as public relations and communications services, experiential, social media and influencer marketing. Its geographical segments include United States, Canada, and others.
Executives
Jonathan B. Mirsky officer: Former General Counsel C/O MDC PARTNERS INC., 745 5TH AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Charlene Barshefsky director
Asha Daniere director 330 HUDSON STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Wade Oosterman director C/O INGRAM MICRO INC., 1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
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Irwin D Simon director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Frank P Lanuto officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer HUDSON HIGHLAND GROUP, INC., 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark Jeffery Penn director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1808 I STREENET, NW, 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Vincenzo Dimaggio officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 330 HUDSON STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Ross David Corwin officer: See Remarks 250 WEST 94TH STREET, APT. 12G, NEW YORK NY 10025
Daniel Steven Goldberg director 272 SOPER PLACE, OTTAWA A6 K1M 2J2
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Stagwell Group Llc 10 percent owner 1808 I STREET, NW, 6TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
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