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SCOR (comScore) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is comScore Financial Strength?

comScore has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

comScore did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. comScore's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.18. As of today, comScore's Altman Z-Score is -4.62.


Competitive Comparison of comScore's Financial Strength

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, comScore'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.


comScore's Financial Strength Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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


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comScore 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:

comScore's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-2.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $53.6 Mil.

comScore's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

comScore 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.

comScore'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
=(8.231 + 53.614) / 342.836
=0.18

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.

comScore has a Z-score of -4.62, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -4.62 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.


comScore  (NAS:SCOR) 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.

comScore has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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comScore Business Description

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comScore Inc is a United States-based information and analytics company that measures advertising, content, and the consumer audiences of each across media platforms. The platforms it measures include televisions, mobile devices, computers, tablets, CTV devices, and movie theaters. The company generates almost all its revenue from the United States, followed by Europe, Latin America, Canada, and other regions. It provides solutions for the automotive, digital media, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail, technology, travel, and other industries.
Executives
Stephen Bagdasarian officer: Chief Commercial Officer 11950 DEMOCRACY DRIVE, STE. 600, RESTON VA 20190
Mary Margaret Curry officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COMSCORE, INC., 11950 DEMOCRACY DRIVE, SUITE 600, RESTON VA 20190
Brian J Wendling director 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Jonathan Carpenter officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COMSCORE, INC., 11950 DEMOCRACY DRIVE STE. 600, RESTON VA 20190
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