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Upbound Group (Upbound Group) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Upbound Group Financial Strength?

Upbound Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Upbound Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.92. Upbound Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.39. As of today, Upbound Group's Altman Z-Score is 2.58.


Competitive Comparison of Upbound Group's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Upbound 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.


Upbound Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Upbound Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Upbound 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:

Upbound Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-29 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,600 Mil.

Upbound Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*55.895/-29.185
=1.92

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

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

Upbound Group'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
=(0 + 1600.062) / 4072.364
=0.39

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.

Upbound Group has a Z-score of 2.58, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Upbound Group is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.58 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Upbound Group  (NAS:UPBD) 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.

Upbound Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Upbound Group (Upbound Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5501 Headquarters Drive, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
Upbound Group Inc is an omnichannel platform company committed to elevating financial opportunity for all through inclusive, and technology-driven financial solutions that address the evolving needs and aspirations of consumers. It has four operating segments; The Rent-A-Center Business segment operates lease-to-own stores, the Acima segment, offers the lease-to-own transaction to consumers who do not qualify for financing from the traditional retailer, and also offers the lease-to-own transaction through virtual offering solutions across e-commerce, digital, and mobile channels, Mexico segment offers lease-to-own stores in Mexico. The franchising segment offers the sale of rental merchandise to its franchisees. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Acima segment.
Executives
Jeffrey J Brown other: See Footnote 1 19900 MACARTHUR BLVD, SUITE 570, IRVINE CA 92612
Tyler Montrone officer: EVP, Acima 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Anthony J Blasquez officer: EVP, Operations 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Sudeep Gautam officer: EVP, Chief Tech & Digital Off 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Fahmi Karam officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Aaron R Allred officer: EVP, Acima 3 DAWN HILL DR, SANDY UT 84092
Mitchell E Fadel other: See Footnote 1 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Jen You director 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Christopher B. Hetrick other: See Footnote 1 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 250, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Transient C Taylor officer: EVP, Human Resources 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Maureen B Short officer: CFO 5501 HEADQUARTERS DR, PLANO TX 75024
Ann L Davids officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Catherine M Skula officer: EVP, Franchising 5501 HEADQUARTERS DR, C/O RENT-A-CENTER, INC., PLANO TX 75024
Brinson Caleb Silver director C/O RENT-A-CENTER, INC., 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Harold G Lewis director 5501 HEADQUARTERS DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024

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