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Daseke (Daseke) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Daseke Financial Strength?

Daseke has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Daseke did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Daseke's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.53. As of today, Daseke's Altman Z-Score is 1.45.


Competitive Comparison of Daseke's Financial Strength

For the Trucking subindustry, Daseke'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.


Daseke's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Daseke's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Daseke 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:

Daseke's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $639 Mil.

Daseke's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Daseke 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.

Daseke'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
=(120.6 + 639) / 1440
=0.53

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.

Daseke has a Z-score of 1.45, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.45 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.


Daseke  (NAS:DSKE) 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.

Daseke has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Daseke (Daseke) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15455 Dallas Parkway, Suite 550, Addison, TX, USA, 75001
Daseke Inc provides transportation and logistics solutions focused exclusively on flatbed and specialized freight in North America. It has two reportable segments: Flatbed Solutions and Specialized Solutions. The Flatbed Solutions segment focuses on delivering transportation and logistics solutions that principally require the use of flatbed and retractable-sided transportation equipment; and the Specialized Solutions segment focuses on delivering transportation and logistics solutions that require the use of specialized trailering transportation equipment. Daseke derives most of its revenues from its Specialized Solutions segment.
Executives
Aaron Coley officer: EVP and CFO 15455 DALLAS PKWY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Scott Hoppe officer: EVP and COO C/O DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Rick Alan Williams officer: EVP and COO 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Melendy E Lovett director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Bruce Blaise director C/O DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Williams Ena Koschel director 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Catharine D Ellingsen director 18500 N. ALLIED WAY, PHOENIX AZ 85054
Charles F Serianni director 110 S.E. 6TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Jason R. Bates officer: EVP and CFO USA TRUCK, INC., 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR 72956
Grant Edward Garbers director C/O DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Soumit Roy officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec. DASEKE, 15455 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 550, ADDISON TX 75001
Jonathan Shepko director 15455 DALLAS PKWY, STE. 440, ADDISON TX 75001
Kevin M. Charlton director 14631 NORTH SCOTTSDALE RD, SUITE 200, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85254
Brian Bonner director 15455 DALLAS PKWY, STE. 440, ADDISON TX 75001
Kimberly Warmbier director 3150 SABRE DRIVE, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092