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Blonder Tongue Laboratories (Blonder Tongue Laboratories) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Blonder Tongue Laboratories Financial Strength?

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

Warning Sign:

Blonder Tongue Laboratories 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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Blonder Tongue Laboratories's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.74. As of today, Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Altman Z-Score is -3.26.


Competitive Comparison of Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Financial Strength

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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Blonder Tongue Laboratories 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:

Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.22 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.46 Mil.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Blonder Tongue Laboratories 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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories'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
=(3.812 + 5.455) / 12.556
=0.74

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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories has a Z-score of -3.26, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.26 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.


Blonder Tongue Laboratories  (OTCPK:BDRL) 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.

Blonder Tongue Laboratories has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Blonder Tongue Laboratories (Blonder Tongue Laboratories) Business Description

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Address
One Jake Brown Road, Old Bridge, NJ, USA, 08857
Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc is a technology development and manufacturing company that provides television signal encoding, transcoding, digital transport, and broadband product solutions in the United States. The company serves the multi-dwelling unit market, the lodging/hospitality market, and the institutional market, including hospitals, prisons, and schools, throughout the United States and Canada. The Company's revenues are derived from customers in the continental United States; it also derives some revenues from customers in other geographical markets like Canada and to a more limited extent, in developing countries.
Executives
Williams James H /nj/ director C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC, ONE JAKE BROWN RD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Palle Robert J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC, ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Eric S Skolnik officer: Senior Vice President - CFO C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES INC, ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
John E Burke director 1540 BARDSEY LANE, LOWER GWYNEDD PA 19002
Anthony J Bruno director C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Cavalry Fund I Lp 10 percent owner 82 EAST ALLENDALE ROAD, SUITE 5B, SADDLE RIVER NJ 07458
Michael Hawkey director 2160 GOLD STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Rick E Briggs director C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Edward Rowland Grauch officer: CEO & President 3208 HIGHWAY 98, MEXICO BEACH FL 32456
Jeffrey W Smith officer: Vice President - Sales C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Ronald Vincent Alterio officer: VP-Engineering, CTO C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Gary P Scharmett director
Steven L Shea director C/O BLONDER TONGUE LABORATORIES, INC., ONE JAKE BROWN ROAD, OLD BRIDGE NJ 08857
Stephen K Necessary director
Bruce A Gureck officer: Exec VP/COO 4671 BOCAIRE BLVD, BOCA RATON FL 33487