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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Kratos Defense & Security Solutions) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Financial Strength?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.95. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25. As of today, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Altman Z-Score is 2.79.


Competitive Comparison of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Financial Strength

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions'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.


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Financial Strength Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Financial Strength falls into.



Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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:

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $257 Mil.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions'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*12.1/-6.2
=1.95

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

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions'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
=(12.1 + 257.1) / 1095.2
=0.25

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.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a Z-score of 2.79, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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 2.79 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.


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions  (NAS:KTOS) 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.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (Kratos Defense & Security Solutions) Business Description

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Address
1 Chisholm Trail, Suite 300, Round Rock, TX, USA, 78681
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc develops and fields transformative, affordable technology, platforms, and systems. The company has two segments; The Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) segment is comprised of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including its microwave electronic products, space, training, and cybersecurity, C5ISR/modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services operating segments and The Unmanned Systems segment consists of unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control, and communications system businesses. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Kratos Government Solutions segment.
Executives
Phillip D Carrai officer: President, TTS Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Deanna Hom Lund officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Steven S. Fendley officer: President, US Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Mills Thomas E Iv officer: Modular Systems Div. President 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Marie Mendoza officer: VP & General Counsel 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Stacey G Rock officer: President, KTT Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Bradley L Boyd director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Daniel J Hagen director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Benjamin M. Goodwin officer: President, PSS Division 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Jonah Adelman officer: Pres., Microwave Elec. Div. 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Jane Elizabeth Judd director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Cervantes De Burgreen Maria officer: VP & Corporate Controller 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Samuel N Liberatore director 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Eric M Demarco director, officer: President & CEO 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Scott I Anderson director C/O KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 10680 TREENA STREET, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92131

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