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Great Elm Group (Great Elm Group) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Great Elm Group Financial Strength?

Great Elm Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Great Elm Group 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.

Great Elm Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Great Elm Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.71. As of today, Great Elm Group's Altman Z-Score is -29.46.


Competitive Comparison of Great Elm Group's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Great Elm 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.


Great Elm Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Great Elm Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Great Elm 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:

Great Elm Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.06 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $64.12 Mil.

Great Elm Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Great Elm Group 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.

Great Elm Group'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
=(0.271 + 64.121) / 11.276
=5.71

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.

Great Elm Group has a Z-score of -29.46, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -29.46 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.


Great Elm Group  (NAS:GEG) 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.

Great Elm Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Great Elm Group (Great Elm Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 South Street, Suite 230, Waltham, MA, USA, 02453
Great Elm Group Inc operates as a holding company. It focuses on growing a scalable and diversified portfolio of long-duration, permanent capital vehicles across corporate credit, specialty finance, real estate, and other asset classes. The company's only segment is investment management.
Executives
Jason W. Reese director, 10 percent owner C/O IMPERIAL CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT, L, 10100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 2400, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
James H Hugar director C/O VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION, 4721 CALLE CARGA, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Matthew A Drapkin director 10 CORBIN DRIVE, 3RD FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Northern Right Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: Member of 13D 10% Group 9 OLD KINGS HWY. S., 4TH FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Keri Davis officer: Chief Financial Officer 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Imperial Capital Group Holdings Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 3801 PGA BOULEVARD, SUITE 603, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Adam M Kleinman officer: President 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Peter A Reed officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O UNWIRED PLANET, INC., 170 S. VIRGINIA STREET SUITE 201, RENO NV 89501
Nichole Milz officer: Chief Operating Officer 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Nrc Partners I, Lp 10 percent owner 9 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Northern Right Capital (qp), L.p. 10 percent owner 9 OLD KINGS HWY. S., 4TH FLOOR, DARIEN CT 06820
Bc Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 500 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 230, DALLAS TX 75201
David Matter director 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02453
Thomas S Harbin director SOURCE CAPITAL, LLC, 75 FOURTEENTH STREET, SUITE 2700, ATLANTA GA 30309
James P Parmelee director 100 UNION SQUARE DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938

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