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STG (Sunlands Technology Group) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Sunlands Technology Group Financial Strength?

Sunlands Technology Group 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.

Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 46.50. Sunlands Technology Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.13. As of today, Sunlands Technology Group's Altman Z-Score is 0.70.


Competitive Comparison of Sunlands Technology Group's Financial Strength

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Sunlands Technology Group'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.


Sunlands Technology Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sunlands Technology Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunlands Technology Group's Financial Strength falls into.



Sunlands Technology Group 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:

Sunlands Technology Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $9.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $29.7 Mil.

Sunlands Technology Group'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*9.299/-0.2
=46.50

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Sunlands Technology Group has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Sunlands Technology Group'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
=(6.643 + 29.746) / 277.708
=0.13

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.

Sunlands Technology Group has a Z-score of 0.70, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.7 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.


Sunlands Technology Group  (NYSE:STG) 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.

Sunlands Technology Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Sunlands Technology Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 36 Chuangyuan Road, Building No. 4-6, Chaolai Science Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100012
Sunlands Technology Group is a provider of online post-secondary and professional education services in China. The company offers various degree- and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses through its online platforms. In addition, it provides online professional courses and educational content to help students prepare for professional certification exams and attain professional skills. The Group has one operating segment, which is the provision of online education services.