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Sky Network Television (ASX:SKT) Financial Strength

: 7 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Sky Network Television has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

Good Sign:

Sky Network Television Ltd 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.

Sky Network Television's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.04. Sky Network Television's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.04. As of today, Sky Network Television's Altman Z-Score is 1.95.


Competitive Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Sky Network Television'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.


Sky Network Television Financial Strength Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sky Network Television's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sky Network Television's Financial Strength falls into.



Sky Network Television 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:

Sky Network Television's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-2.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$37.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$14.0 Mil.

Sky Network Television'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*37.502/-2.338
=16.04

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

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

Sky Network Television'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
=(17.944 + 13.992) / 730.148
=0.04

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.

Sky Network Television has a Z-score of 1.95, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Sky Network Television 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 1.95 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.


Sky Network Television  (ASX:SKT) 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.

Sky Network Television has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Sky Network Television (ASX:SKT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10 Panorama Road, Mt Wellington, Auckland, NZL, 1060
Sky Network Television is the monopoly satellite pay-TV service provider in New Zealand, and distributes local and overseas content to its customers through a digital satellite network. It generates subscription and content revenue from these customers. This business is augmented by a free-to-air television channel (Prime) and expansion into other distribution channels such as online video on demand and online access to live sports.