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PowerSchool Holdings (PowerSchool Holdings) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is PowerSchool Holdings Financial Strength?

PowerSchool Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

PowerSchool Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.17. PowerSchool Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.30. As of today, PowerSchool Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.03.


Competitive Comparison of PowerSchool Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, PowerSchool Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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PowerSchool Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, PowerSchool Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



PowerSchool 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:

PowerSchool Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-21.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $824.0 Mil.

PowerSchool Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*3.674/-20.996
=0.17

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

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

PowerSchool Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(137.216 + 823.958) / 739.868
=1.30

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.

PowerSchool Holdings has a Z-score of 1.03, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.03 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.


PowerSchool Holdings  (NYSE:PWSC) 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.

PowerSchool Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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PowerSchool Holdings (PowerSchool Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
150 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA, USA, 95630
PowerSchool Holdings Inc is a provider of cloud-based software to the K-12 education market. Its cloud-based technology platform helps schools and districts efficiently manage state reporting and related compliance, special education, finance, HR, talent, registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading, college and career readiness, assessments, and analytics in one unified platform. The Company's integrated technology approach streamlines operations aggregate disparate data sets and develops insights using predictive modeling and machine learning. It earns revenue from subscription offerings, perpetual software licenses, maintenance and support services, and professional services.
Executives
Eric Ryan Shander officer: Chief Financial Officer 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Hardeep Gulati director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Devendra Singh officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Shivani Stumpf officer: CPO C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DR., FOLSOM CA 95630
Anthony Kender officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DR, FOLSOM CA 95630
Fred Studer officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DR, FOLSOM CA 95630
Zach Levitt director C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DR., FOLSOM CA 95630
Marcy Daniel officer: Chief Product Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Angelina Hendraka officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Michael C. Bisignano officer: Chief Legal Officer 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Judy Cotte director C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Anthony Joseph Miller officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Maulik Datanwala officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630
Onex Partners Iv Gp Ltd director, 10 percent owner C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD., GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9008
Craig Greenseid officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS, INC., 150 PARKSHORE DRIVE, FOLSOM CA 95630