Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Financial Strength

: 6 (As of Mar. 2023)

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Mastercard 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.

Mastercard's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 25.48. Mastercard's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.68. As of today, Mastercard's Altman Z-Score is 10.04.

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Mastercard'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.

Annual Data Quarterly Data

Mastercard Financial Strength Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Mastercard's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mastercard's Financial Strength falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Financial Strength's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

Mastercard 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:

Mastercard's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-132 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $3,363 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $15,292 Mil.

Mastercard's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	3363	/	-132
	=	25.48

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

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

Mastercard's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(276	+	15292)	/	22992
	=	0.68

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.

Mastercard has a Z-score of 10.04, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 10.04 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.

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) 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.

Mastercard has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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Mastercard (NYSE:MA) Business Description

Industry

GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Credit Services » Mastercard Inc (NYSE:MA) » Definitions » Financial Strength

Traded in Other Exchanges

MA:Peru MA:Mexico 0R2Z:UK M4I:Germany MA:Canada MSCD34:Brazil MAST:Austria

Address

2000 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY, USA, 10577

Website

https://www.mastercard.com

Mastercard is the second-largest payment processor in the world, having processed close to $6 trillion in purchase transactions during 2021. Mastercard operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 150 currencies.

Executives

Raghuvir Malhotra	officer: Co-President, Intl Markets	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Hai Ling	officer: Co-President, Intl Markets	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Harit Talwar	director	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Candido Bracher	director	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Richard R. Verma	officer: General Counsel	100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick	officer: President, North America	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Raj Seshadri	officer: President, Data & Services	880 CARILLON PARKWAY, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33716
Youngme E Moon	director	75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Uggla Lance Darrell Gordon	director	C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Venkata R Madabhushi	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	WELLPOINT, INC., 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Kevin Stanton	officer: Chief Services Officer	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Ajay Bhalla	officer: President Cyber & Intelligence	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Froman Michael B. G.	officer: V Chair & Pres Strategic Grwth	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
J. Mehra Sachin	officer: Chief Financial Officer	HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Michael Miebach	officer: Chief Product Officer	2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577