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Seagate Technology Holdings (Seagate Technology Holdings) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Seagate Technology Holdings Financial Strength?

Seagate Technology Holdings 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:

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 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.

Seagate Technology Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.77. Seagate Technology Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.86. As of today, Seagate Technology Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.20.


Competitive Comparison of Seagate Technology Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Seagate Technology Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Seagate Technology Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Seagate Technology Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Seagate Technology Holdings 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:

Seagate Technology Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-82 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $145 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5,192 Mil.

Seagate Technology Holdings'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*145/-82
=1.77

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

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

Seagate Technology Holdings'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
=(479 + 5192) / 6620
=0.86

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.

Seagate Technology Holdings has a Z-score of 0.20, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.2 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.


Seagate Technology Holdings  (NAS:STX) 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.

Seagate Technology Holdings 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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Seagate Technology Holdings (Seagate Technology Holdings) Business Description

Address
38/39 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, IRL, D02 NX53
Seagate is a leading supplier of hard disk drives for data storage to the enterprise and consumer markets. It forms a practical duopoly in the market with its chief rival, Western Digital; they are both vertically integrated.
Executives
Ban Seng Teh officer: SVP, Sales 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Katherine Schuelke officer: SVP, CLO & Corporate Secretary 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
John Christopher Morris officer: SVP, HDD & SDD Products & CTO 1280 DISC DRIVE, SHAKOPEE MN 55379
William D Mosley officer: President & COO SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Gianluca Romano officer: EVP & CFO 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Dylan G. Haggart director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Edward J Zander director MOTOROLA, INC., 1303 E. ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG IL 60196
Kian Fatt Chong officer: SVP, Global Operations AVE 5, WOODLANDS U0 121
Jeffrey D. Nygaard officer: Executive Vice President 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Robert A Bruggeworth director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Richard L Clemmer director P O BOX 34552, LAS VEGAS NV 89129
Stephen J Luczo director, officer: Chairman and CEO
Jay L Geldmacher director 5810 VAN ALLEN WAY, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Yolanda Lee Conyers director 47488 KATO ROAD, FREMONT CA 94538
Stephanie Tilenius director C/O IRONPLANET, INC., 4695 CHABOT DRIVE, SUITE 102, PLEASANTON CA 94588