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Madison Square Garden Sports (Madison Square Garden Sports) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Madison Square Garden Sports Financial Strength?

Madison Square Garden Sports has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.88. Madison Square Garden Sports's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.88. As of today, Madison Square Garden Sports's Altman Z-Score is 1.98.


Competitive Comparison of Madison Square Garden Sports's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Madison Square Garden Sports'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.


Madison Square Garden Sports's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Madison Square Garden Sports's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Madison Square Garden Sports's Financial Strength falls into.



Madison Square Garden Sports 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:

Madison Square Garden Sports's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $28.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,071.0 Mil.

Madison Square Garden Sports'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*28.817/-7.419
=3.88

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

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

Madison Square Garden Sports'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
=(80.683 + 1071.003) / 1307.592
=0.88

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.

Madison Square Garden Sports has a Z-score of 1.98, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Madison Square Garden Sports 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 1.98 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.


Madison Square Garden Sports  (NYSE:MSGS) 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.

Madison Square Garden Sports has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Madison Square Garden Sports (Madison Square Garden Sports) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY, USA, 10121
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp is engaged in live sports and entertainment business. The Company's reportable segment: MSG Entertainment consists of live entertainment events, including concerts and other live events, such as family shows, performing arts and special events.
Executives
David Granville-smith officer: Executive Vice President TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
David G. Hopkinson officer: President & COO C/O TILRAY, INC., 655 MADISON AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10065
Jamaal T Lesane officer: EVP and General Counsel TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Quentin F Dolan director 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Joseph Cohen director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Dolan Leinauer Corby other: Trustee of 13D Group Member BAKER BOTTS L.L.P., 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10112
Lawrence J. Burian officer: EVP, GC and Secretary TWO PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Alexander Shvartsman officer: SVP, Controller & PAO TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Stephen Mills director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Ivan G Seidenberg director VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, 140 WEST STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Anthony J Vinciquerra director FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC., 10201 WEST PICO BLVD, LOS ANGELES CA 90035
Philip Gerard D'ambrosio officer: SVP, Treasurer TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Richard D Parsons director TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Andrew Lustgarten officer: President TWO PENN PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10121
Charles F. Dolan 2019 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust #1m other: Member of 13D Group C/O DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, 340 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797