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ADV (Advantage Solutions) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Advantage Solutions Financial Strength?

Advantage Solutions 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:

Advantage Solutions Inc 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 rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Advantage Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Advantage Solutions's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.51. As of today, Advantage Solutions's Altman Z-Score is -0.08.


Competitive Comparison of Advantage Solutions's Financial Strength

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Advantage 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.


Advantage Solutions's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Advantage Solutions's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advantage Solutions's Financial Strength falls into.


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Advantage 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:

Advantage Solutions's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-34 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,665 Mil.

Advantage Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Advantage Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Advantage Solutions's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(13.25 + 1665.28) / 3287.168
=0.51

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.

Advantage Solutions has a Z-score of -0.08, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.08 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.


Advantage Solutions  (NAS:ADV) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Advantage Solutions 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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Advantage Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8001 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite, Clayton, MS, USA, 63105
Advantage Solutions Inc is a omnichannel retail solutions agency in North America, uniquely positioned at the intersection of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands and retailers.
Executives
James M Kilts director 120 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10017
David A Peacock director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, CLAYTON MO 63105
Christopher Growe officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 15310 BARRANCA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Deborah Poole director ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 1530 BARRANCA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Brian K. Ratzan director 3 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06831
Adam Levyn director 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Jody L Macedonio director 2711 N HASKELL AVENUE, STE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Christopher J Baldwin director THE HERSHEY COMPANY, 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE, HERSHEY PA 17033
Adam Nebesar director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Tanya L Domier director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NORDSTROM, INC., 1617 SIXTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Jill L Griffin officer: President & CCO C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
Brian Stevens officer: CFO & COO C/O ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
Dean Kaye officer: CFO - North America ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92612
David J West director 100 CRYSTAL A DRIVE, HERSHEY PA 17033
Robin Manherz director ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC., 1530 BARRANCA PARKWAY, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618