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Roularta Media Group NV (XBRU:ROU) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Roularta Media Group NV Financial Strength?

Roularta Media Group NV has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Roularta Media Group NV shows strong financial strength.

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.

Roularta Media Group NV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 19.45. Roularta Media Group NV's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.03. As of today, Roularta Media Group NV's Altman Z-Score is 2.14.


Competitive Comparison of Roularta Media Group NV's Financial Strength

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Roularta Media Group NV's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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Roularta Media Group NV 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:

Roularta Media Group NV's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was €4.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €6.0 Mil.

Roularta Media Group NV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*4.28/-0.22
=19.45

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

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

Roularta Media Group NV'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
=(5.444 + 6.029) / 328.188
=0.03

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.

Roularta Media Group NV has a Z-score of 2.14, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Roularta Media Group NV is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.14 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Roularta Media Group NV  (XBRU:ROU) 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.

Roularta Media Group NV has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Roularta Media Group NV (XBRU:ROU) Business Description

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Meiboomlaan 33, Roeselare, BEL, 8800
Roularta Media Group NV is a publisher and printer of magazines, newspapers, lifestyle, news, financial, home, arts, and sports. The company operates through two segments, Media Brands and Printing Services. The Media Brands segment refers to all brands that are marketed by RMG and its participations. It includes all sales of advertising, subscriptions, newsstand and line extensions of the brands. 'Printing Services' on the other hand refers to premedia and print shop activities for in-house brands and external customers. The group derives the majority portion of revenue from the Media Brands division.

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