Alphabet(Google) Financial Strength

: 9 (As of Jun. 2022)

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Alphabet(Google) has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Alphabet Inc shows strong financial strength.

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.

Alphabet(Google)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 234.37. Alphabet(Google)'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 0.10. As of today, Alphabet(Google)'s Altman Z-Score is 11.96.

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet(Google)'s Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Annual Data Quarterly Data

Alphabet(Google) Financial Strength Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet(Google)'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alphabet(Google)'s Financial Strength falls into.

Alphabet(Google) 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:

Alphabet(Google)'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-83 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $19,453 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $26,431 Mil.

Alphabet(Google)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2022 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2022 )
	=	-1	*	19453	/	-83
	=	234.37

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Alphabet Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Alphabet(Google)'s Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2022 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(2297	+	26431)	/	278740
	=	0.10

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.

Alphabet(Google) has a Z-score of 11.96, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 11.96 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.

Alphabet(Google) (NAS:GOOGL) 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.

Alphabet(Google) has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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Alphabet(Google) Business Description

Industry

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Address

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043

Website

https://www.abc.xyz

Alphabet Inc is a holding company, with Google, the Internet media giant, as a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart homes products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), faster Internet access to homes (Google Fiber), self-driving cars (Waymo), and more. Alphabet's operating margin has been 25%-30%, with Google at 30% and other bets operating at a loss.

Executives

Schindler Philipp	officer: SVP, Chief Business Officer	C/O ALPHABET INC. 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94568
Walker John Kent	officer: SVP, Global Affairs and CLO	1600 AMPHITHEATRE PRKW MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Raghavan Prabhakar	officer: Senior Vice President	C/O ALPHABET INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Arnold Frances	director	5200 ILLUMINA WAY SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Washington Robin L	director	333 LAKESIDE DRIVE FOSTER CITY CA 94404
O'toole Amie Thuener	officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer	C/O ALPHABET INC. 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Lee Antonio	10 percent owner, other: Investor/Large Shareholder	4009 216TH STREET MATTESON IL 60443
Ferguson Roger W. Jr.	director	CORNING INCORPORATED ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA CORNING NY 14831
Campbell James Grier	officer: VP, Alphabet Corp. Controller	1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Hennessy John L	director
Mulally Alan R	director	P.O. BOX 995 MERCER ISLAND WA 98040
Shriram Kavitark Ram	director	1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Mather Ann	director
Tilghman Shirley M	director	GOOGLE INC. 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Otellini Paul S	director	2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD RNB-4-151 SANTA CLARA CA 95054