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SMART Global Holdings (SMART Global Holdings) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is SMART Global Holdings Financial Strength?

SMART Global Holdings 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.

SMART Global Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.14. SMART Global Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.77. As of today, SMART Global Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.71.


Competitive Comparison of SMART Global Holdings's Financial Strength

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SMART Global Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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SMART Global 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:

SMART Global Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-10 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Nov. 2023 was $1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was $813 Mil.

SMART Global Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Nov. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Nov. 2023 )
=-1*1.305/-9.559
=0.14

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

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

SMART Global Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Nov. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(28.511 + 812.706) / 1096.988
=0.77

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.

SMART Global Holdings has a Z-score of 1.71, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.71 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


SMART Global Holdings  (NAS:SGH) 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.

SMART Global Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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SMART Global Holdings (SMART Global Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1390 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA, USA, 94560
SMART Global Holdings Inc is a designer and manufacturer of electronic products focused on memory and computing technology areas. It specializes in application-specific product development and support for customers in the enterprise, government and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) markets. It operates in three segments such as Memory Solutions in which Memory Solutions group, under our SMART Modular brand, provides high performance and reliable memory solutions through the design, development and advanced packaging of leading-edge to extended lifecycle products. Intelligent Platform Solutions in their IPS group, under our Penguin Solutions and newly acquired Stratus Technologies brands, offers specialized platform solutions and services for high-performance computing.
Executives
Jack A Pacheco officer: EVP, COO, Pres, Mem Solutions SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES (WWH), INC., 4211 STARBOARD DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Joseph Gates Clark officer: President, LED Solutions C/O SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Ken Rizvi officer: SVP and CFO 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560-4809
David C Laurello officer: President - IPS C/O SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Mark Adams director, officer: President and CEO 834 TERRACE DRIVE, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Anne Kuykendall officer: SVP and Chief Legal Officer C/O SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Sandeep Nayyar director C/O SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Mary G Puma director AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 108 CHERRY HILL DRIVE, BEVERLY MA 01915
Thierry Pellegrino officer: SVP, Pres. Spec. Computing C/O SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Penny Herscher director 1001 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark D Papermaster director ONE AMD PLACE, SUNNYVALE CA 94088
Claude Demby officer: SVP, Pres. Cree LED C/O SMART MODULAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Ajay Shah director 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mukesh Patel director C/O SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC., 39870 EUREKA DRIVE, NEWARK CA 94560
Silver Lake (offshore) Aiv Gp Iii, Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025