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BAB (BABB) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is BAB Financial Strength?

BAB has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate BAB's interest coverage with the available data. BAB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.12. As of today, BAB's Altman Z-Score is 0.48.


Competitive Comparison of BAB's Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, BAB'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.


BAB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BAB's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



BAB 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:

BAB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.12 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.36 Mil.

BAB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate BAB's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. BAB Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

BAB's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.048 + 0.363) / 3.344
=0.12

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.

BAB has a Z-score of 0.48, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.48 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.


BAB  (OTCPK:BABB) 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.

BAB has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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BAB (BABB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 475, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
BAB Inc franchises and licenses bagel and muffin retail units under the Big Apple Bagels, My Favorite Muffin, and SweetDuet trade names. The company also sell its trademark bagels, muffins and coffee through nontraditional channels of distribution including under licensing agreements with Kohr Bros. Frozen Custard and Green Beans Coffee. It has approximately 68 franchise units and 4 licensed units in operation in 20 states across the United States and one international location.
Executives
Geraldine Conn officer: Chief Financial Officer 2418 ABBEY DRIVE, DARIEN IL 60561
Jcp Investment Management, Llc 10 percent owner 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Jcp Investment Partnership, Lp 10 percent owner 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Jcp Investment Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Jcp Investment Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
James C Pappas 10 percent owner 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Michael K Murtaugh director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President General Counsel 500 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 475, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Jeffrey M Gorden officer: Chief Financial Officer 500 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 475, DEERFIELD IL 60015
James Allen Lentz director 1415 COLLEGE LANE SOUTH, WHEATON IL 60187
David L Epstein director PRECISION RESPONSE CORP, 1505 N W 167TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33169
John J Bracken officer: Vice President Operations 8501 W HIGGINS RD, STE 320, CHICAGO IL 60631
Michael W Evans director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 500 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 475, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Steven G Feldman director
Bab Inc officer: Chief Financial Officer 500 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 475, DEERFIELD IL 60015

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