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Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air Holdings) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Wizz Air Holdings Financial Strength?

Wizz Air Holdings 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:

Wizz Air Holdings PLC 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.

Wizz Air Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Wizz Air Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Wizz Air Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.51.


Competitive Comparison of Wizz Air Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Airlines subindustry, Wizz Air 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.


Wizz Air Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Wizz Air Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wizz Air 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:

Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-55 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-197 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

Wizz Air Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Wizz Air Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Wizz Air Holdings'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
=(0 + 0) / 4644.712
=0.00

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.

Wizz Air Holdings has a Z-score of 0.51, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.51 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.


Wizz Air Holdings  (OTCPK:WZZAF) 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.

Wizz Air Holdings 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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Wizz Air Holdings (Wizz Air Holdings) Business Description

Address
44 The Esplanade, Saint Helier, JEY, JE4 9WG
Wizz Air Holdings PLC is one of the fastest-growing airlines in Europe focusing on the Central and Eastern European region. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul routes. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from EU regions.

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