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Velocity Financial (Velocity Financial) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Velocity Financial Financial Strength?

Velocity Financial 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.

Warning Sign:

Velocity Financial Inc displays poor financial strength. 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Velocity Financial's interest coverage with the available data. Velocity Financial's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.11. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Velocity Financial 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:

Velocity Financial's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-55.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,507.3 Mil.

Velocity Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Velocity Financial'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
=(334.755 + 3507.311) / 191.04
=20.11

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Velocity Financial  (NYSE:VEL) 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.

Velocity Financial 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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Velocity Financial (Velocity Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
30699 Russell Ranch Road, Suite 295, Westlake Village, CA, USA, 91362
Velocity Financial Inc is a United States-based real estate finance company. The company primarily originates and manages investor loans secured by 1-4 unit residential rental and small commercial properties. The company earns revenue in the form of interest income. It operates in New York, California, Florida, New Jersey, and other states.
Executives
Omar Maasarani director C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
John Pitstick director 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 250, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Fiona Tam officer: Chief Accounting Officer 30699 RUSSELL RANCH RD, STE. 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Lvs Iii Holding Lp director, 10 percent owner C/O PACIFIC INVESTMENT MGMT. COMPANY LLC, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92600
Tobi Iii Spe I Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O PACIFIC INVESTMENT MGMT. COMPANY LLC, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92600
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc director, 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Katherine Verner director C/O PIMCO, 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Michael Chiao director 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92600
Roland Thomas Kelly officer: General Counsel 1551 CALLE PATRICIA, PACIFIC PALISADES CA 90272
Jeffrey T. Taylor officer: See Remarks 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Christopher D. Farrar director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Dorika M Beckett director 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Mark R Szczepaniak officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VELOCITY FINANCIAL, 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Christopher J Oltmann officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VELOCITY FINANCIAL, 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362
Graham M Comley officer: See Remarks C/O VELOCITY FINANCIAL, 30699 RUSSELL RANCH ROAD, SUITE 295, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91362