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2U (TWOUQ) Financial Strength : 1 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is 2U Financial Strength?

2U has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

2U 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.

2U did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. 2U's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.38. As of today, 2U's Altman Z-Score is -5.19.


Competitive Comparison of 2U's Financial Strength

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, 2U'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.


2U's Financial Strength Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 2U's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 2U's Financial Strength falls into.



2U 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:

2U's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-19.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-27.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $77.2 Mil.

2U's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

2U 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.

2U's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(922.063 + 77.248) / 722.732
=1.38

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.

2U has a Z-score of -5.19, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -5.19 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.


2U  (OTCPK:TWOUQ) 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.

2U has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. 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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2U Business Description

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Address
7900 Harkins Road, Lanham, MD, USA, 20706
2U Inc provides educational technology services for nonprofit colleges and universities. It builds, delivers, and monitors educational platforms that enable online delivery of degree programs and alternative credentials such as short technical courses. The company provides a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform and various technology-enabled services such as learning technology, live class application monitoring, content development, and marketing, among others that help its clients to reach students globally. It is organized into two reportable business segments: the Degree Program segment and the Alternative Credential segment. The vast majority of revenue comes from the company's Degree Program segment, and most of the company's revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
Aaron Mccullough officer: CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Edward S. Macias director C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 900, LANDOVER MD 20785
Gregory K Peters director C/O NETFLIX, INC., 121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Christopher J Paucek director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Paul A Maeder director C/O HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS, HIGH ST TOWER 125 HIGH ST, BOSTON MA 02110
Alexis Maybank director C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
James Kenigsberg officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Matthew J. Norden officer: Co-General Counsel C/O 2U, INC., 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Mark Chernis director 2315 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10024
Paul S Lalljie officer: Chief Financial Officer 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
John M Larson director 2895 GREENSPOINT PARKWAY, SUITE 600, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60195
Robert M Stavis director 211 HOMMOCKS ROAD, LARCHMONT NY 10538
John B. Ellis officer: Chief Accounting Officer THREE GLENLAKE PKWY., ATLANTA GA 30328
Earl Lewis director C/O 2U, INC., 8201 CORPORATE DRIVE, LANDOVER MD 20785
Timothy M Haley director 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 2-290, MENLO PARK CA 94025

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