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Express, (Express,) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Oct. 2023)
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Express, has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

Express, 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.

Express, did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Express,'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.49. As of today, Express,'s Altman Z-Score is 1.90.


Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Express,'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.


Express, Financial Strength Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Express,'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Express, 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:

Express,'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $688 Mil.

Express,'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Express, 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.

Express,'s Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(193.455 + 688.103) / 1816.252
=0.49

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.

Express, has a Z-score of 1.90, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Express, 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 1.9 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.


Express,  (OTCPK:EXPRQ) 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.

Express, has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Express, (Express,) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Express Drive, Columbus, OH, USA, 43230
Express, Inc. is a United States-based specialty apparel retailer. It offers apparel and accessories for work, casual, jeanswear, and going-out. The company also sells the products through its e-commerce website and mobile app, as well as through franchisees who operate company locations in Latin America according to the franchise agreements. It derives revenue from the sales of apparel, accessories and other products, of which a majority of the revenue from the sale of apparel.
Executives
Stewart Glendinning director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Yehuda Shmidman director C/O ICONIX BRAND GROUP, INC., 1450 BROADWAY, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Satish Mehta director C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Jason N Judd officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 50 N THIRD ST, NEWARK OH 43055
Patricia E Lopez director 333 LUDLOW ST, STAMFORD CT 06902
Antonio Lucio director C/O EXPRESS INC., 1 EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Laurel Krueger officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec ONE EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Periclis Pericleous officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 1 EXPRESS DR., COLUMBUS OH 43230
Matthew C Moellering officer: EVP, CAO,CFO, Treasurer & Sec. C/O EXPRESS PARENT LLC, ONE LIMITED PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Malissa Akay officer: EVP, Chief Merch. Officer 1 EXPRESS DR., COLUMBUS OH 43230
Sara Tervo officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 1 EXPRESS DR., COLUMBUS OH 43230
Timothy G Baxter director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EXPRESS, INC., 1 EXPRESS DR., COLUMBUS OH 43230
Contrarius Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner 2 BOND STREET, ST. HELIER Y9 JE2 3NP
Contrarius Investment Management (bermuda) Ltd 10 percent owner VICTORIA PLACE, 5TH FLOOR, 31 VICTORIA STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 10
James A Hilt officer: EVP, CMO, and ECommerce 1 EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230

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