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PARA (Paramount Global) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Paramount Global Financial Strength?

Paramount Global has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Paramount Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.28. Paramount Global's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.49. As of today, Paramount Global's Altman Z-Score is 0.72.


Competitive Comparison of Paramount Global's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Paramount Global'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.


Paramount Global's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Paramount Global's Financial Strength falls into.


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Paramount Global 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:

Paramount Global's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-215 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $275 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $15,549 Mil.

Paramount Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*275/-215
=1.28

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

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

Paramount Global's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 15549) / 31936
=0.49

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.

Paramount Global has a Z-score of 0.72, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.72 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


Paramount Global  (NAS:PARA) 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.

Paramount Global has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Paramount Global Business Description

Address
1515 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Paramount Global operates in three global business segments: TV media, filmed entertainment, and direct to consumer. The TV media business includes television production studios and various broadcast and cable networks, including CBS, 15 owned CBS affiliates, Paramount, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, and VH1. Filmed entertainment consists multiple film studios, most importantly Paramount Pictures. The film studios produce and distribute movies that they license to movie theaters and other media outlets. Direct to consumer includes the Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+ streaming services. Much of the content on Paramount's streaming platforms is created by the production studios housed within the firm's other two business segments.
Executives
Dawn Ostroff director 3100 OCEAN PARK BOULEVARD, SANTA MONICA CA 91405
Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Part B General Trust director, 10 percent owner 846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWORD MA 02062
National Amusements Inc /md/ director, 10 percent owner 846 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, NORWOOD MA 02062
Naveen K. Chopra officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Linda M Griego director SOUTHWEST WATER CO, 624 SO. GRAND, STE 2900, LOS ANGELES CA 90017
Phillips Jr Charles E director 113 WEST 88TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10024
Shari Redstone director, officer: Vice Chair C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Frederick Terrell director 17 STATE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Nicole Seligman director C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christina Spade officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 11 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Barbara M Byrne director C/O CBS CORPORATION, 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Christa A Dalimonte officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secy C/O VIACOM INC., 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ronald L Nelson director
Judith Mchale director C/O RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert M Bakish director, officer: President and CEO AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803