Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment) Financial Strength : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Financial Strength?

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. 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.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.57. As of today, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is -6.87.

Competitive Comparison of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment'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.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment 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:

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-71.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $525.2 Mil.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment 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.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(34.588	+	525.188)	/	156.696
	=	3.57

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.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment has a Z-score of -6.87, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -6.87 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.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (NAS:CSSE) Financial Strength Explanation

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

CSSEP.PFD:USA

Address

132 East Putman Avenue, Floor 2W, Cos Cob, CT, USA, 06807

Website

https://www.cssentertainment.com

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Inc operates streaming video-on-demand networks. The company owns Crackle Plus, which owns and operates a variety of ad-supported and subscription-based VOD networks including Crackle, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Popcornflix, Popcornflix Kids, Truli, Pivotshare, Espanolflix, and FrightPix. The company also acquires and distributes video content through its Screen Media subsidiary and produces original video content through the Chicken Soup for the Soul Television Group.

Executives

Chicken Soup For The Soul Holdings, Llc	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 700, COS COB CT 06807
Chicken Soup For The Soul Productions, Llc	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 700, COS COB CT 06807
Rouhana William J Jr	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O WINSTAR COMMUNICATIONS INC, 230 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Apollo Management Holdings Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	9 W. 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jason Meier	officer: Chief Financial Officer	132 E. PUTNAM AVENUE, FLOOR 2W, COS COB CT 06807
Apollo Management Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	9 W. 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jonathan Saul Katz	officer: President	132 E. PUTNAM AVENUE, FLOOR 2W, COS COB CT 06807
Galen C Smith	officer: Executive Vice Chairman	C/O COINSTAR, INC., 1800 114TH AVE SE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Ap Viii Aspen Holdings Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 201, PURCHASE NY 10577
Ap Viii Aspen Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 201, PURCHASE NY 10577
Redwood Holdco Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	C/O REDBOX ENTERTAINMENT INC., 1 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800, OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181
Redwood Holdco, Lp	10 percent owner	C/O REDBOX ENTERTAINMENT INC., 1 TOWER LANE, SUITE 800, OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181
New Outerwall, Inc.	10 percent owner	ONE MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 201, PURCHASE NY 10577
Apollo Management, L.p.	10 percent owner	2 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 203, PURCHASE NY 10577
Apollo Management Gp, Llc	10 percent owner	TWO MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 203, PURCHASE NY 10577