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QS (QuantumScape) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is QuantumScape Financial Strength?

QuantumScape has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

QuantumScape Corp shows strong financial strength.

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.

QuantumScape did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, QuantumScape's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of QuantumScape's Financial Strength

For the Auto Parts subindustry, QuantumScape'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.


QuantumScape's Financial Strength Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, QuantumScape's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



QuantumScape 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:

QuantumScape's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.55 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-130.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $87.08 Mil.

QuantumScape's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

QuantumScape 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.

QuantumScape's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(8.536 + 87.084) / 0
=N/A

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.

QuantumScape 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.


QuantumScape  (NYSE:QS) 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.

QuantumScape has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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QuantumScape Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1730 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
QuantumScape Corp is engaged in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles. It developed an anode-less cell design, which delivers high energy density while lowering material costs and simplifying manufacturing.
Executives
Mccarthy Michael O Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Fritz Prinz director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kevin Hettrich officer: Chief Financial Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jagdeep Singh director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer, other: Chairman C/O INFINERA CORPORATION, 169 JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Jurgen Leohold director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Timothy Holme officer: Chief Technology Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Mohit Singh officer: Chief Development Officer 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Jeffrey B Straubel director C/O TESLA MOTORS, INC., 3500 DEER CREEK ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Srinivasan Sivaram officer: President C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 5601 GREAT OAKS PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95119
Gena C Lovett director 11324 FOX CREEK FARM WAY, GREAT FALLS VA 22066
Dipender Saluja director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Susan Huppertz director 1730 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Justin E Mirro director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 40300 TRADITIONS DRIVE, NORTHVILLE MI 48168
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Brad W Buss director 198 CHAMPION COURT, SAN JOSE CA 95134