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Universal Entertainment (Universal Entertainment) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Universal Entertainment Financial Strength?

Universal Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

Warning Sign:

Universal Entertainment Corp 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.

Universal Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.10. Universal Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.80. As of today, Universal Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is 1.58.


Competitive Comparison of Universal Entertainment's Financial Strength

For the Leisure subindustry, Universal Entertainment'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.


Universal Entertainment's Financial Strength Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Universal Entertainment's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Universal Entertainment 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:

Universal Entertainment's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-31 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $393 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*96.644/-31.192
=3.10

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Universal Entertainment Corp interest coverage is 1.9, which is low.

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

Universal Entertainment'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
=(821.474 + 393.453) / 1525.224
=0.80

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.

Universal Entertainment has a Z-score of 1.58, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.58 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.


Universal Entertainment  (OTCPK:UETMF) 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.

Universal Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Universal Entertainment (Universal Entertainment) Business Description

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Ariake Frontier Building A, 3-7-26 Ariake Koto-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 135-0063
Universal Entertainment Corp is a Japanese manufacturer of gaming machines. The company's primary business, which constitutes the majority of consolidated revenue, is to manufacture and sell Pachislot and Pachinko gaming machines, and related parts and peripherals. Universal Entertainment also operates the Okada Manila casino resort in Manila Bay, Philippines. In addition to gaming operations, the company has businesses in media content, broadcasting, online games, and restaurants. The company derives the vast majority of income domestically.

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