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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Forestar Group Financial Strength?

Forestar Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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 Forestar Group's interest coverage with the available data. Forestar Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.54. As of today, Forestar Group's Altman Z-Score is 2.24.


Competitive Comparison of Forestar Group's Financial Strength

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Forestar Group'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.


Forestar Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Forestar Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Forestar Group 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:

Forestar Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $715 Mil.

Forestar Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

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

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

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

Forestar Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 714.5) / 1335.2
=0.54

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.

Forestar Group has a Z-score of 2.24, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Forestar Group 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 2.24 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.


Forestar Group  (NYSE:FOR) 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.

Forestar Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Forestar Group (Forestar Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2221 E. Lamar Boulevard, Suite 790, Arlington, TX, USA, 76006
Forestar Group Inc is a residential lot development company with operations across the United States. The core business segment for the company is real estate which generates all of it's revenues. The firm fundamentally acquires entitled real estate and develops it into finished residential lots for sale to homebuilders with a strategic focus on asset turns and efficiency. Single-family residential communities account for the majority of their real estate projects. The company utilizes a lower-risk business model mainly by investing in short duration, phased development projects.
Executives
Daniel C Bartok officer: CEO 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Ringler G.f. (rick) Iii director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Elizabeth Parmer director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Mark Stephen Walker officer: Chief Operating Officer 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
James Douglas Allen officer: Chief Financial Officer 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD. SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Lisa H. Jamieson director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Samuel R Fuller director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Donald C Spitzer director 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Bill W Wheat officer: Principal Financial Officer 1361 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Aron M. Odom officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1341 HORTON CIRCLE, ARLINGTON TX 76011
Charles D Jehl officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O OPEN LENDING CORPORATION, 1501 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78746
M Ashton Hudson director 9995 GATE PARKWAY, SUITE 330, JACKSONVILLE FL 32246
Donald J Tomnitz director, officer: Chairman 2221 E. LAMAR BLVD., SUITE 790, ARLINGTON TX 76006
Richard D. Squires director 3889 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 1525, DALLAS TX 75219
Michael J. Quinley officer: President 6300 BEE CAVE ROAD, BLDG 2, SUITE 500, AUSTIN TX 78746