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Trans-Lux (Trans-Lux) Financial Strength : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Trans-Lux Financial Strength?

Trans-Lux has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Trans-Lux Corp 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.

Trans-Lux did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Trans-Lux's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.39. As of today, Trans-Lux's Altman Z-Score is -9.02.


Competitive Comparison of Trans-Lux's Financial Strength

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Trans-Lux'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.


Trans-Lux's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Trans-Lux's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Trans-Lux's Financial Strength falls into.



Trans-Lux 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:

Trans-Lux's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.22 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.41 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.18 Mil.

Trans-Lux'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.

Trans-Lux'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
=(4.128 + 2.179) / 16.3
=0.39

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.

Trans-Lux has a Z-score of -9.02, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -9.02 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.


Trans-Lux  (OTCPK:TNLX) 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.

Trans-Lux has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. 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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Trans-Lux (Trans-Lux) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
254 West 31st Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Trans-Lux Corp is engaged in the design, manufacture, market, and services of light-emitting diode display and lighting solutions. The company operates through two segments, namely Digital product sales and Digital product lease and maintenance. Its Digital product sales segment is involved in the sale of equipment. The Digital product lease and maintenance segment is comprised of the lease and maintenance of equipment. Digital product sales contribute to the majority of the revenue. It serves various sectors such as sports arenas and stadiums, financial institutions, educational institutions, advertising, corporate and government communication centers, retail outlets, and others. The company conducts its business operations in the United States and Canada.
Executives
Durkin Thomas E Iii officer: EVP & General Counsel
Yantao Yu director C/O TRANS-LUX CORPORATION, 135 EAST 57TH STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nicholas J Fazio director, 10 percent owner C/O TRANS-LUX CORPORATION, 135 EAST 57TH STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Unilumin North America, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O UNILUMIN LED TECHNOLOGY FL LLC, 254 WEST 31ST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Trans Lux Corp officer: Vice President 135 EAST 57TH STREET, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Todd Dupee officer: Vice President 216 EAST 36TH ST, APT 2R, NEW YORK NY 10016
George W Schiele director 19 HILL ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
David Pavlik officer: President of TL Energy 3301 N HAMILTON AVE, CHICAGO IL 60618
Marco M Elser director VIA SISTINA 121, ROME L6 00187
Ryan J. Morris director 531 E. STATE ST., ITHACA NY 14850
Yaozhong Shi director 950 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 2804, NEW YORK NY 10022
David Joseph Osher officer: Chief Operating Officer 950 THIRD AVE SUITE 2804, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert J Conologue officer: Chief Financial Officer 216 LEROY AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Alberto Shaio director
Alan K Greene director

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