PayPal Holdings (NAS:PYPL) Financial Strength

: 6 (As of Sep. 2023)

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PayPal Holdings 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.

PayPal Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 14.03. PayPal Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.36. As of today, PayPal Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.87.

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, PayPal Holdings'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.

PayPal Holdings Financial Strength Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, PayPal Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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

PayPal Holdings 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:

PayPal Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-86 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $1,207 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $10,640 Mil.

PayPal Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	1207	/	-86
	=	14.03

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

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

PayPal Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(0	+	10640)	/	29672
	=	0.36

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.

PayPal Holdings has a Z-score of 1.87, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that PayPal Holdings 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 1.87 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.

PayPal Holdings (NAS:PYPL) 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.

PayPal Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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PayPal Holdings (NAS:PYPL) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

PYPL:Peru PYPL:Mexico PYPL_KZ:Kazakhstan 2PPd:UK 0R9U:UK 2PP:Germany PYPL:Canada PYPL34:Brazil PYPL:Austria PYPL:Argentina

Address

2211 North First Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95131

Website

https://www.paypal.com

PayPal was spun off from eBay in 2015 and provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers, with a focus on online transactions. The company had 435 million active accounts at the end of 2022. The company also owns Venmo, a person-to-person payment platform.

Executives

James Alexander Chriss	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
John C. Kim	officer: EVP, Chief Product Officer	C/O OWLET, INC., 2500 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, LEHI UT 84043
Gabrielle Scheibe	officer: See Remarks	2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Blake J Jorgensen	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	209 REDWOOD SHORES PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Enrique Lores	director	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jeffrey William Karbowski	officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer	121 ALBRIGHT WAY, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Peggy Alford	officer: EVP, Global Sales	435 TASSO STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
John D Rainey	officer: CFO and EVP, Global Cust Oper	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Allison Johnson	officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC, 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark Britto	officer: EVP, Global Sales and Credit	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Deborah M. Messemer	director	C/O ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 210 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Rodney C Adkins	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Ann Sarnoff	director	C/O HSN, INC., 1 HSN DRIVE, SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33729
Aaron Karczmer	officer: SVP, CR & Compliance Officer	PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Belinda J. Johnson	director	394 PACIFIC AVENUE, FLOOR 2, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111