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Sound Group (Sound Group) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Sound Group Financial Strength?

Sound Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Sound Group 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.

Sound Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Sound Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.02. As of today, Sound Group's Altman Z-Score is -0.19.


Competitive Comparison of Sound Group's Financial Strength

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Sound Group'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.


Sound Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Sound Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sound Group 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:

Sound Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-7.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.8 Mil.

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

Sound Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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. Sound Group Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Sound Group'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
=(2.784 + 0.792) / 233
=0.02

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.

Sound Group has a Z-score of -0.19, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.19 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.


Sound Group  (NAS:SOGP) 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.

Sound Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Sound Group (Sound Group) Business Description

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Yangcheng Creative Industry Zone, No. 309 Middle Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, CHN, 510655
Lizhi Inc is engaged in the operation of providing audio entertainment, podcast, advertising, and others in the People's Republic of China. The company aims to bring people closer together through voices through its product portfolios. It offers LIZHI App, an online UGC audio community, an interactive audio entertainment platform, and an online audio platform in China. The group's revenues comprise audio entertainment revenue, podcast, advertising, and other revenue. It derives a majority of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.