Frequency Electronics (Frequency Electronics) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Frequency Electronics Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Frequency Electronics 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.

Frequency Electronics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Frequency Electronics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.12. As of today, Frequency Electronics's Altman Z-Score is 2.14.

Competitive Comparison of Frequency Electronics's Financial Strength

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Frequency Electronics'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.

Frequency Electronics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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

Frequency Electronics 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:

Frequency Electronics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $4.72 Mil.

Frequency Electronics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Frequency Electronics 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.

Frequency Electronics's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(1.783	+	4.716)	/	54.856
	=	0.12

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.

Frequency Electronics has a Z-score of 2.14, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Frequency Electronics 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 2.14 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.

Frequency Electronics (NAS:FEIM) 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.

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

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Frequency Electronics (Frequency Electronics) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

98K:Germany

Address

55 Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Mitchel Field, NY, USA, 11553

Website

https://www.frequencyelectronics.com

Frequency Electronics Inc is engaged in the design, development, and manufacture of high-precision timing, and frequency control products for space, air, sea, and terrestrial applications. The company has FEI-NY and FEI-Zyfer reportable segments. It derives the majority of its revenues from the FEI-NY segment. FEI-NY segment operations consist principally of precision time and frequency control products used in three principal markets namely communication satellites (both commercial and U.S. Government-funded); terrestrial cellular telephone or other ground-based telecommunication stations; and other components and systems for the U.S. military.

Executives

Russell M Sarachek	director	4718 FOXHALL CRESCENTS NW, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Edenbrook Long Only Value Fund, Lp	director, 10 percent owner	EDENBROOK CAPITAL, LLC, 116 RADIO CIRCLE, SUITE 202, MT. KISCO NY 10549
Steven E Strang	officer: President, FEI-Zyfer, Inc.	C/O FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, INC., 55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD, MITCHEL FIELD NY 11553
Thomas Mcclelland	officer: Vice President, Comml Products	C/O FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC, 55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD, MITCHEL FIELD NY 11553
Stanton D Sloane	director	COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., 68 SOUTH SERVICE RD., SUITE 230, MELVILLE NY 11747
John Patrick Caulfield	officer: VP of Manufacturing	C/O FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS, 55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD., MITCHEL FIELD NY 11533
Edenbrook Capital, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	116 RADIO CIRCLE, SUITE 202, MT. KISCO NY 10549
Martin B Bloch	director, officer: President	FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC, 55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD, MITCHEL FIELD NY 11553
Robert Schwartz	director	11552 PROSPEROUS DRIVE, ODESSA FL 33556
Jonathan Brolin	director, 10 percent owner	2 DEPOT PLAZA, 4TH FLOOR, BEDFORD HILLS NY 10507
Privet Fund Lp	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Oleandro Mancini	officer: Vice President, Bus. Develop	C/O FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC, 55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD, MITCHEL FIELD NY 11553
Lance W Lord	director	1110 TRUMPETERS COURT, MONUMENT CO 80132
Steven Lawrence Bernstein	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS INC., 55 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD., MITCHEL FIELD NY 11553
Ryan Levenson	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	2396 DELLWOOD DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30305