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Exponent (Exponent) Financial Strength

: 8 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Exponent has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Exponent Inc 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Exponent's interest coverage with the available data. Exponent's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.06. As of today, Exponent's Altman Z-Score is 11.28.


Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Exponent'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.


Exponent Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



Exponent 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:

Exponent's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.0 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Exponent's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Exponent Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Exponent'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
=(6.302 + 21.959) / 491.6
=0.06

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.

Exponent has a Z-score of 11.28, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 11.28 is strong.

* 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.


Exponent  (NAS:EXPO) 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.

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


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Exponent (Exponent) Business Description

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Address
149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Exponent Inc provides engineering and scientific consulting services on a project-by-project basis. The company's consultant team is composed of scientists, physicians, engineers, as well as business and regulatory consultants. The company currently operates through two segments. The engineering and other scientific segments, which accounts for the majority of revenue, provides servicing encompassing biomechanics, biomedical engineering, buildings and structures, civil engineering, construction consulting, etc. The environmental and health segment covers chemical regulation and food safety, ecological and biological sciences, environmental and earth sciences and others. The company generates almost all of its revenues from America.
Executives
Reitman Maureen T. F. officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Bradley A James officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Steven J Murray officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Richard Reiss officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Joseph Rakow officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEATH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eric Guyer officer: Group Vice Presient 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Harri Kytomaa officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Carol Lindstrom director 5994 SILVERADO TRAIL, NAPA CA 94558
Sally Shepard officer: VP, Human Resources 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
George H. Brown director 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Paul R Johnston officer: Chief Operating Officer EXPONENT INC, 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John Joseph Doyle officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Schlenker Richard L Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer EPONENT INC, 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
John Pye officer: Group Vice President 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Debra Zumwalt director 149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025