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Verso (VRS) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Verso Financial Strength?

Verso has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Verso's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 40.00. Verso's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was 0.01. As of today, Verso's Altman Z-Score is 2.73.


Competitive Comparison of Verso's Financial Strength

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Verso'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.


Verso's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Verso's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Verso 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:

Verso's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2021 was $40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 was $8 Mil.

Verso's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2021 )
=-1*40/-1
=40.00

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

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

Verso's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2021 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(5 + 8) / 1312
=0.01

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.

Verso has a Z-score of 2.73, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Verso 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 2.73 is in grey area. The implies that the company is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may faces bankrupcy 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.


Verso  (NYSE:VRS) 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.

Verso has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Verso (VRS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
8540 Gander Creek Drive, Miamisburg, OH, USA, 45342
Verso Corp is a North American producer of printing papers, specialty papers, and pulp. The company produces a wide range of paper products, including coated freesheet, coated groundwood, coated digital, inkjet, supercalendered, and uncoated freesheet. These paper products are used primarily in media and marketing applications, such as catalogs, magazines, advertising brochures, and annual reports. The company also sells kraft pulp, which is used to manufacture tissue products and printing and writing grade paper; however, the group derives the majority of its revenue from its paper products.
Executives
Allen James Campbell officer: SVP and CFO 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Randy J. Nebel director KAPSTONE PAPER AND PACKAGING CORP. 1101 SKOKIE BLVD., SUITE 300 NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jeffrey E Kirt director 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10038
Terrence M Dyer officer: SVP - HR & Comm 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
John Adam St. director, officer: CEO 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Aaron D. Haas officer: SVP - Sales & Mktg 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Matthew Archambeau officer: SVP - Mfg & Energy 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Nancy M Taylor director TREDEGAR CORP, 1100 BOULDERS PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23219
Robert K Beckler director VERSO CORPORATION 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Marvin D Cooper director VERSO CORPORATION, 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Sean T Erwin director 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE DAYTON OH 45342
Leslie T Lederer other: Former Officer C/O SMURFIT STONE CONTAINER CORP 150 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60601
Michael A. Weinhold officer: President 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Kenneth D Sawyer officer: SVP - HR & Comm 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342
B. Christopher Disantis director, officer: President and CEO 8540 GANDER CREEK DRIVE MIAMISBURG OH 45342

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