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LIND (Lindblad Expeditions Holdings) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Financial Strength?

Lindblad Expeditions 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:

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 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.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.91. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.87. As of today, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.46.


Competitive Comparison of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Travel Services subindustry, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Lindblad Expeditions 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:

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-11.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $10.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $626.3 Mil.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*10.614/-11.63
=0.91

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings'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
=(1.516 + 626.349) / 718.884
=0.87

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.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has a Z-score of 0.46, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.46 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.


Lindblad Expeditions Holdings  (NAS:LIND) 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.

Lindblad Expeditions 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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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
96 Morton Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc provides expedition cruising and adventure travel services. The company operates in two segments: Lindblad and Land Experiences, of which Lindblad generates the vast majority of its revenue. It offers itineraries that feature up-close encounters with wildlife, nature, history, and culture, as well as promote guest empowerment and interactivity. It operates expeditions on intimately-scaled ships and interaction between guests, crew, and the teams of scientists, naturalists, researchers, and photographers that participate in the expeditions. Lindblad operates a fleet of twelve owned expedition ships and five seasonal charter vessels under the Lindblad brand.
Executives
Alex P Schultz director C/O LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDING, INC., 96 MORTON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Fahey John M Jr director C/O NATINAL GEOGRAPHIC, 1146 17TH STREET NW, WASHINTON DC 20036
Noah Brodsky officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, 22 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Sven-olof Lindblad director, 10 percent owner 96 MORTON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Smith, Jr. Thomas S. director 2 PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Catherine B Reynolds director PO BOX 9870, MCLEAN VA 22102
L. Dyson Dryden director 305 WEST PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, TOWSON MD 21204
Michael Elliott Bisnow director C/O LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS HOLDING, INC., 96 MORTON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Bernard W Aronson director
Mark Ein director
Dolf A Berle director, officer: CEO 2481 MANANA DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75220
Benjamin Bressler officer: President of Natural Habitat 833 WEST SOUTH BOULDER ROAD, BLDG G, LOUISVILLE CO 80027-2452
Trey Byus officer: Chief Expedition Officer 96 MORTON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Craig Felenstein officer: Chief Financial Officer 96 MORTON STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
David Goodman officer: Chief Commercial and Marketing 1334 YORK AVENUE, NEW YORK X1 10021