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RUSHA (Rush Enterprises) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Rush Enterprises Financial Strength?

Rush Enterprises has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Rush Enterprises's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 6.80. Rush Enterprises's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.25. As of today, Rush Enterprises's Altman Z-Score is 3.81.


Competitive Comparison of Rush Enterprises's Financial Strength

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Rush Enterprises'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.


Rush Enterprises's Financial Strength Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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



Rush Enterprises 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:

Rush Enterprises's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-18 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $120 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $593 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*120.166/-17.664
=6.80

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

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

Rush Enterprises'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
=(1340.581 + 593.199) / 7584.532
=0.25

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.

Rush Enterprises has a Z-score of 3.81, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.81 is strong.

* 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.


Rush Enterprises  (NAS:RUSHA) 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.

Rush Enterprises has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Rush Enterprises Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
555 IH-35 South, Suite 500, New Braunfels, TX, USA, 78130
Rush Enterprises Inc is a full-service, integrated retailer of commercial vehicles and related services. The company operates in a single segment; Truck Segment includes the operation of a network of commercial vehicle dealerships under the name Rush Truck Centers. It sells commercial vehicles manufactured by Peterbilt, International, Hino, Ford, Isuzu, IC Bus, and Blue Bird and also provides one-stop service for the needs of commercial vehicle customers, including retail sales of new and used commercial vehicles, aftermarket parts sales, service and repair facilities, financing, leasing and rental, and insurance products. The company's business is concentrated in the United States commercial vehicle markets and related aftermarkets.
Executives
Rush William M Rusty officer: President & COO C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES INC, 555 IH 35 S., NEW BRAUFELS TX 78130
Steven L Keller officer: Vice President & CFO C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Michael Mcroberts officer: Senior Vice President P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Michael L Goldstone officer: VP, General Counsel & CS 555 IH 35 SOUTH, SUITE 500, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130
Jody Pollard officer: Senior Vice President 555 IH 35 SOUTH, SUITE 500, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78130
Amy Boerger director 2002 W WAHALLA LANE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
Scott T Anderson officer: VP Finance & Insurance C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Raymond Joseph Chess director 1084 ANDANTE CT, OXFORD MI 48370
Derrek Weaver officer: VP, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Troy A Clarke director C/O FUEL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS, INC., 780 THIRD AVE. 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
James E Thor officer: Senior V.P. of Retail Sales C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
James C Underwood director C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Elaine Mendoza director 2223 POSTOAK COURT, SAN ANTONIO TX 78248
Richard J Ryan officer: S.V.P. Navistar Dealerships C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265
Thomas A Akin director C/O RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC., P. O. BOX 34630, SAN ANTONIO TX 78265