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Tucows (Tucows) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tucows Financial Strength?

Tucows has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Tucows 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.

Tucows did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Tucows's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.31. As of today, Tucows's Altman Z-Score is 0.31.


Competitive Comparison of Tucows's Financial Strength

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Tucows'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.


Tucows's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Tucows's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tucows 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:

Tucows's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $451.5 Mil.

Tucows's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Tucows 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.

Tucows's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(5.397 + 451.504) / 347.832
=1.31

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.

Tucows 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 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.


Tucows  (NAS:TCX) 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.

Tucows has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Tucows (Tucows) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, ON, CAN, M6K 3M1
Tucows Inc provides us consumers and small businesses with mobile phone services nationally and high-speed fixed Internet access in selected towns. The Company offers Mobile Service Enabler (MSE) solutions, as well as professional services to other retail mobile providers. The Company is also a global distributor of Internet services, including domain name registration, digital certificates, and email. It provides these services primarily through a global Internet-based distribution network of Internet Service Providers, web hosting companies, and other providers of Internet services to end-users. It operates in three segments: Domain Services, Mobile Services, and Fiber Internet Services. It generates the majority of its revenue from Domain Services.
Executives
Elliot Noss director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Robin Chase director 96 MOWAT AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M6K3M1
Lee Matheson director 96 MOWAT AVE, TORONTO A6 M6K 3M1
Gigi Sohn director 96 MOWAT AVE, TORONTO A6 M6K 3M1
Blacksheep Fund Management Ltd 10 percent owner ROCK HOUSE, MAIN STREET, BLACKROCK, CO. DUBLIN L2 A94 YY39
Michael Alan Koenig officer: Chief Operating Officer 96 MOWAT AVE, TORONTO A6 M6K 3M1
Blacksheep Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O MOURANT GOVERNANCE SERVICES, PO BOX 1348, 94 SOLARIS AVE., GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1108
Herdwick Capital Ltd 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSHEEP FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED, ROCK HOUSE, MAIN STREET, BLACKROCK, CO. DUBLIN L2 A94 YY39
Alexis Fortune 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSHEEP FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED, ROCK HOUSE, MAIN STREET, BLACKROCK, CO. DUBLIN L2 A94 YY39
David John Woroch officer: VP Sales & Customer Support 96 MOWAT AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M6K 3M1
Marlene Carl director 96 MOWAT AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M6K3M1
Bret Fausett officer: Chief Legal Officer & VP 96 MOWAT AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M6K3M1
Jessica Sybil-lynne Johannson officer: VP HR 612-11 BRONTE ROAD, OAKVILLE A6 L6L0E1
Justin Reilly officer: CPO 96 MOWAT AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M6K3M1
Jill Szchumacher officer: EVP Networks 96 MOWAT AVENUE, TORONTO A6 M6K3M1