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VIQ Solutions (VIQ Solutions) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is VIQ Solutions Financial Strength?

VIQ Solutions 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:

VIQ Solutions 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.

VIQ Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. VIQ Solutions's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.28. As of today, VIQ Solutions's Altman Z-Score is -3.06.


Competitive Comparison of VIQ Solutions's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, VIQ Solutions'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.


VIQ Solutions's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



VIQ Solutions 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:

VIQ Solutions's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.09 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-2.66 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $10.93 Mil.

VIQ Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

VIQ Solutions 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.

VIQ Solutions's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.497 + 10.933) / 40.412
=0.28

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.

VIQ Solutions has a Z-score of -3.06, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.06 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.


VIQ Solutions  (OTCPK:VQSSF) 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.

VIQ Solutions 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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VIQ Solutions (VIQ Solutions) Business Description

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5915 Airport Road, Suite 700, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L4V 1T1
VIQ Solutions Inc operates as a technology and service platform provider for digital evidence capture, retrieval, and content management in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, and internationally. The reportable segments of the company are technology and related revenue which develops, distributes, and licenses computer-based digital solutions, and the technology services which provide recording and transcription services.

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