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Liberty Energy (Liberty Energy) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Liberty Energy Financial Strength?

Liberty Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Liberty Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 15.15. Liberty Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.10. As of today, Liberty Energy's Altman Z-Score is 4.46.


Competitive Comparison of Liberty Energy's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Liberty Energy's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Liberty Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Liberty Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Liberty Energy 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:

Liberty Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $373 Mil.

Liberty Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*114.273/-7.541
=15.15

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

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

Liberty Energy'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
=(74.028 + 373.403) / 4292.5
=0.10

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.

Liberty Energy has a Z-score of 4.46, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.46 is strong.

* 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.


Liberty Energy  (NYSE:LBRT) 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.

Liberty Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Liberty Energy (Liberty Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
950 17th Street, Suite 2400, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Liberty Energy is an oilfield services company that provides hydraulic fracturing services—mainly pressure pumping—in major basins throughout North America. Its 2020 acquisition of Schlumberger's OneStim business segment made Liberty one of the largest pressure pumpers in North America. It also added wireline operations, two Permian frac sand mines, and an expanded technological portfolio.
Executives
Christopher A Wright director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 106 ALTA VISTA AVENUE, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
R Sean Elliott officer: See Remarks 6565 MACARTHUR BLVD, SUITE 1050, IRVING TX 75039
Ron Gusek officer: President 950 17TH STREET, SUITE 2000, DENVER CO 80202
Ken Babcock director 950 17TH STREET, SUITE 2000, DENVER CO 80202
Ryan T Gosney officer: Chief Accounting Officer 950 17TH STREET, SUITE 2000, DENVER CO 80202
Michael Stock officer: Chief Financial Officer 950 17TH STREET, SUITE 2000, DENVER CO 80202
Limited/nv Schlumberger 10 percent owner 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Audrey Robertson director BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC., 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Riverstone/carlyle Energy Partners Iv, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Simon Ayat director C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5999 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
James R Mcdonald director 13126 CONIFER RD, HOUSTON TX 77079
B.v. Schlumberger 10 percent owner 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Schlumberger Holdings Corp 10 percent owner 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Schlumberger Technology Corp 10 percent owner 300 SCHLUMBERGER DRIVE, MD 23, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Brett Staffieri director 950 17TH STREET, SUITE 2000, DENVER CO 80202