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CalAmp (CalAmp) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Nov. 2023)
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CalAmp 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:

CalAmp Corp 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.

CalAmp did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. CalAmp's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 1.13. As of today, CalAmp's Altman Z-Score is -1.17.


Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, CalAmp'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.


CalAmp Financial Strength Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, CalAmp's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



CalAmp 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:

CalAmp's Interest Expense for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-6.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $237.2 Mil.

CalAmp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

CalAmp 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.

CalAmp's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(4.758 + 237.155) / 214.5
=1.13

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.

CalAmp has a Z-score of -1.17, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.17 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.


CalAmp  (NAS:CAMP) 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.

CalAmp 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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CalAmp (CalAmp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15635 Alton Parkway, Suite 250, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
CalAmp Corp provides wireless communications solutions applications to customers. The company's products, software, and application services are sold into a broad array of market verticals, including transportation, government, construction, and automotive to customers in the United States; Latin America; Europe the Middle East, and Africa; Asia-Pacific; and others. Its business activities are organized into its Telematics Systems and Software & Subscription Services. The Telematics Systems segment offers a series of Mobile Resource Management ('MRM') telematics products and applications. The software & Subscription Services segment offers cloud-based application enablement and telematics service platforms.
Executives
Wes Cummins director 4505 LORRAINE AVE, DALLAS TX 75205
Jikun Kim officer: Chief Financial Officer 181 W. HUNTINGTON DRIVE, SUITE 202, MONROVIA CA 91016
Jeffery R Gardner director ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Xiaolian Zhang officer: SVP, CFO (interim) C/O CALAMP CORP., 15635 ALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Erik Schulz officer: Chief Acctg Officer (interim) C/O CALAMP CORP., 15635 ALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
272 Capital Lp director, other: See Remarks 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD, SUITE 2100, DALLAS TX 75219
Brennen Carson officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O CALAMP CORP., 15635 ALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Berkel Monica Van officer: Chief People Officer 10420 RESEARCH ROAD, SE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87123
Richard M. Scott officer: Chief Legal Officer, Secretary C/O CALAMP CORP., 15635 ALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Jeffrey P. Clark officer: Chief Product Officer C/O CALAMP CORP., 15635 ALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Nathan Lowstuter officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer C/O CALAMP CORP., 15635 ALTON PARKWAY, SUITE 250, IRVINE CA 92618
Kurtis Joseph Binder officer: Executive VP & CFO C/O VIZIO HOLDINGS, INC., 39 TESLA, IRVINE CA 92618
Henry J Maier director 1000 FEDEX DRIVE, MOON TOWNSHIP PA 15108
Kirsten O. Wolberg director 900 NORTH MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Amal M Johnson director C/O MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 OAKMEAD PARKWAY, SUITE 100, SUNNYVALE CA 94085