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Aramark (Aramark) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Aramark 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.

Aramark's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.46. Aramark's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36. As of today, Aramark's Altman Z-Score is 2.43.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Aramark'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.


Aramark Financial Strength Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Aramark's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aramark 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:

Aramark's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-115 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $167 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,175 Mil.

Aramark'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*166.95/-114.562
=1.46

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

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

Aramark'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
=(91.691 + 6174.64) / 17631.06
=0.36

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.

Aramark has a Z-score of 2.43, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Aramark 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 2.43 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.


Aramark  (NYSE:ARMK) 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.

Aramark has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Aramark (Aramark) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103
Aramark provides food, facilities, and uniform services to a variety of clients and institutions. The majority of company revenue comes from its North American food and support services segment. Smaller but substantial segments include food and support services international, food and support services united states and uniform and career apparel. The food and support services segments provide food for school districts; colleges; healthcare facilities; correctional institutions; and business, sports, and entertainment venues. The uniform segment rents, delivers, cleans, and maintains work clothes and ancillary items like towels and mats to customers in North America and Japan. The company has hundreds of service locations and distribution centers across the United States and Canada.
Executives
Lauren A Harrington officer: SVP and General Counsel ARAMARK, 2400 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Marc A Bruno officer: COO, U.S. Food & Facilities C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Kevin Wills director 750 LAKESHORE PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35211
Abigail Charpentier officer: SVP & Chief HR Officer 2400 MARKET STREET, PHIADELPHIA PA 19103
Lynn Mckee officer: See Remarks
Patricia E Lopez director 333 LUDLOW ST, STAMFORD CT 06902
Kenneth M Keverian director IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD ROAD, ARMONK NY 10504
Christopher T. Schilling officer: SVP, Controller and CAO 2400 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Bridgette P Heller director TECH DATA CORPORATION, 5350 TECH DATA DRIVE, CLEARWATER FL 33760
Keith Bethel officer: Chief Growth Officer C/O ARAMARK, 2400 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Thomas Gerard Ondrof officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY, 12500 WEST CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Stephen I Sadove director
Karen Marie King director C/O ARAMARK, 2400 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Greg Creed director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Mantle Ridge Lp other: Director by deputization 712 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 17F, NEW YORK NY 10019