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Avantax (Avantax) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Avantax Financial Strength?

Avantax 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.

Avantax's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.43. Avantax's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.38. As of today, Avantax's Altman Z-Score is 1.07.


Competitive Comparison of Avantax's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Avantax'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.


Avantax's Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Avantax's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avantax 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:

Avantax's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-5.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $2.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $276.2 Mil.

Avantax's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*2.452/-5.73
=0.43

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

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

Avantax's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(16.92 + 276.185) / 769.372
=0.38

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.

Avantax has a Z-score of 1.07, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.07 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.


Avantax  (NAS:AVTA) 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.

Avantax has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Avantax (Avantax) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3200 Olympus Boulevard, Suite 100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75019
Avantax Inc is a provider of integrated tax-focused wealth management services and software, assisting consumers, small business owners, tax professionals, financial professionals, and certified public accounting firms. The firm has two distinct models in business: the independent Financial Professional model and the employee-based model. It refers to the independent Financial Professional model as Avantax Wealth Management offering services through its registered broker-dealer, registered investment advisor (RIA), and insurance agency subsidiaries. The employee-based model refers to Avantax Planning Partners offering services through its RIA and insurance agency by partnering with CPA firms to provide their consumer and small-business clients with financial planning and advisory services.
Executives
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Tabitha Bailey officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec 16803 DALLAS PARKWAY, ADDISON TX 75001
Kanayalal Amritlal Kotecha director 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75019
Leaman J Richard Iii director C/O MOELIS & COMPANY, 399 PARK AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
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Georganne Proctor director 1 BELVEDERE PLACE, SUITE 300, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
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Tina Perry director 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75019
Karthik Rao director 3200 OLYMPUS BLVD, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75019
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Mimi Carsley officer: Interim CFO 6333 N. STATE HWY 161, 6TH FLOOR, IRVING TX 75038
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