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ZaZa Energy (ZaZa Energy) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Jun. 2015)


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What is ZaZa Energy Financial Strength?

ZaZa Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

ZaZa Energy did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. ZaZa Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was 22.28. As of today, ZaZa Energy's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of ZaZa Energy's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, ZaZa Energy'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.


ZaZa Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, ZaZa Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



ZaZa Energy 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:

ZaZa Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2015 was $-4.10 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2015 was $-4.69 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 was $49.26 Mil.

ZaZa Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is

ZaZa Energy 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.

ZaZa Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2015 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2015 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(46.365 + 49.255) / 4.292
=22.28

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.

ZaZa Energy has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


ZaZa Energy  (GREY:ZAZA) 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.

ZaZa Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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ZaZa Energy (ZaZa Energy) Business Description

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Address
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2800, Houston, TX, USA, 77010
ZaZa Energy Corp is an independent oil and gas company. The Company is focused on the exploration and production of unconventional and conventional oil and gas assets. It operates primarily through joint ventures in the Eagle Ford East trend in East Texas and the Eagle Ford trend in South Texas.

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