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Cincinnati Bell (Cincinnati Bell) Financial Strength

: 2 (As of Jun. 2021)
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Cincinnati Bell has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. 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 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.

Cincinnati Bell's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was 0.96. Cincinnati Bell's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was 1.17. As of today, Cincinnati Bell's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cincinnati Bell'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.


Cincinnati Bell Financial Strength Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cincinnati Bell's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cincinnati Bell 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:

Cincinnati Bell's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2021 was $-34 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2021 was $32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was $1,924 Mil.

Cincinnati Bell's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2021 )
=-1*32.2/-33.5
=0.96

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

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

Cincinnati Bell's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2021 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(20.3 + 1924.4) / 1656.8
=1.17

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.

Cincinnati Bell has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Cincinnati Bell  (NYSE:CBB) 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.

Cincinnati Bell has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Cincinnati Bell (Cincinnati Bell) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
221 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45202
Cincinnati Bell Inc provides wireline and wireless telecommunication services in Cincinnati, Ohio, and surrounding markets in Kentucky and Indiana. It operates business through two segments. Entertainment and Communications segment provides high speed data, video, and voice solutions to consumers and businesses over an expanding fiber network and a legacy copper network. IT Services and Hardware segment provides sale and service of efficient, end-to-end communications and IT systems and solutions across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. The company generates a substantial portion of its revenues by delivering voice and data services over access lines.
Executives
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Martin Yudkovitz director P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Craig F Maier director P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Meredith J Ching director 822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Dods Walter A Jr director 822 BISHOP ST., HONOLULU HI 96813
Theodore H. Torbeck director, Director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Lynn A Wentworth director CINCINNATI BELL INC, P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Russel Paul Mayer director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Leigh R. Fox officer: Chief Executive Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Joshua T. Duckworth officer: Vice President & Treasurer P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Christopher J Wilson officer: VP, General Counsel P O BOX 2301, CINCINNATI OH 45201
Thomas E Simpson officer: Chief Operating Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Andrew R. Kaiser officer: Chief Financial Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Christi H Cornette officer: Chief Culture Officer 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
John W. Eck director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202

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