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InterContinental Hotels Group (InterContinental Hotels Group) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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InterContinental Hotels 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.

InterContinental Hotels Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.81. InterContinental Hotels Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.75. As of today, InterContinental Hotels Group's Altman Z-Score is 3.27.


Competitive Comparison

For the Lodging subindustry, InterContinental Hotels Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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InterContinental Hotels Group Financial Strength Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, InterContinental Hotels Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



InterContinental Hotels 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:

InterContinental Hotels Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-81 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $471 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,963 Mil.

InterContinental Hotels 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*471/-81
=5.81

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

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

InterContinental Hotels 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
=(629 + 2963) / 4796
=0.75

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.

InterContinental Hotels Group has a Z-score of 3.27, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.27 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.


InterContinental Hotels Group  (NYSE:IHG) 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.

InterContinental Hotels Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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InterContinental Hotels Group (InterContinental Hotels Group) Business Description

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Address
1 Windsor Dials, Arthur Road, Windsor, Berkshire, GBR, SL4 1RS
InterContinental Hotels Group operates 930,000 rooms across 18 brands addressing the midscale through luxury segments, as of Sept. 30, 2023. Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express constitute the largest brand, while Hotel Indigo, Even, Hualuxe, Kimpton, and Voco are newer lifestyle brands experiencing strong demand. The company launched a midscale brand, Avid, in summer 2017 and closed on a 51% stake in Regent Hotels in July 2018. It acquired Six Senses in February 2019 and launched another midscale brand, Garner, in 2023. Managed and franchised represent 99% of total rooms. As of Sept. 30, 2023, the Americas represents 56% of total rooms, with greater China accounting for 18%; Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa make up 26%.