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Chewy (CHWY) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Chewy Financial Strength?

Chewy has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Chewy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Chewy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.05. As of today, Chewy's Altman Z-Score is 4.23.


Competitive Comparison of Chewy's Financial Strength

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Chewy'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.


Chewy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chewy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chewy 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:

Chewy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $528 Mil.

Chewy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Chewy 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.

Chewy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 527.795) / 11386.66
=0.05

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.

Chewy has a Z-score of 4.23, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.23 is strong.

* 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.


Chewy  (NYSE:CHWY) 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.

Chewy has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Chewy (CHWY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7700 West Sunrise Boulevard, Plantation, FL, USA, 33322
Chewy is the largest e-commerce pet care retailer in the U.S., generating $10.1 billion in 2022 sales across pet food, treats, hard goods, and pharmacy categories. The firm was founded in 2011, acquired by PetSmart in 2017, and tapped public markets as a standalone company in 2019 after spending a couple of years developing under the aegis of the pet superstore chain. The firm generates sales from pet food, treats, over-the-counter medications, medical prescription fulfillment, and hard goods, like crates, leashes, and bowls.
Executives
Argos Holdings Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O CHEWY, INC., 1855 GRIFFIN ROAD, DANIA BEACH FL 33004
James A Star director
Stacy Bowman officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Sumit Singh director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Michael Morant officer: General Counsel 7700 WEST SUNRISE BOULEVARD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Mario Jesus Marte officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Satish Mehta officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Susan Helfrick officer: General Counsel C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Mathieu Bigand director 7700 WEST SUNRISE BOULEVARD, PLANTATION FL 33322
Marco Castelli director 1855 GRIFFIN ROAD, SUITE B-428, DANIA BEACH FL 33004
James Larry Nelson director 2747 PARADISE ROAD, PH2804, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Kristine Dickson director 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33322
James Kevin Symancyk director C/O CHEWY, INC., 7700 WEST SUNRISE BLVD, PLANTATION FL 33222
Buddy Holdings Iii Llc 10 percent owner C/O ARGOS HOLDINGS, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Buddy Holdings Ii Llc 10 percent owner C/O ARGOS HOLDINGS, 650 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022

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