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Vuzix (VUZI) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Vuzix Financial Strength?

Vuzix has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Vuzix Corp shows strong financial strength.

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 Vuzix's interest coverage with the available data. Vuzix's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.11. As of today, Vuzix's Altman Z-Score is 7.27.


Competitive Comparison of Vuzix's Financial Strength

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Vuzix'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.


Vuzix's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Vuzix's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vuzix 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:

Vuzix's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-10.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.37 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Vuzix'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. Vuzix Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Vuzix'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
=(0.506 + 0.368) / 8.016
=0.11

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.

Vuzix has a Z-score of 7.27, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7.27 is strong.

* 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.


Vuzix  (NAS:VUZI) 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.

Vuzix has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Vuzix (VUZI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY, USA, 14586
Vuzix Corp is engaged in design, manufacture, marketing and sale of augmented reality wearable display and computing devices, also referred to as head mounted displays in the form of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality glasses. Geographically, the company generates majority of the revenue from United States and also has its presence in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Others.
Executives
Paul J Travers director, officer: President and CEO 75 TOWN CENTRE DR, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Kay Edward William Jr. director 55 MITCHELL ROAD, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Peter Hamilton Jameson officer: Chief Operating Officer 5 CHIPMUNK TRL, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Raj Rajgopal director C/O VIRTUSA CORPORATION, 2000 WEST PARK DRIVE, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Grant Russell director, officer: CFO and Executive VP VUZIX CORPORATION, 75 TOWN CENTRE DR, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Timothy Heydenreich Harned director 71 MAUGUS AVENUE, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Emily Nagle Green director CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS, 25 GREENS HILL LANE, RUTLAND VT 05701
Azita Arvani director 1522 LOMA DRIVE, HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Intel Corp 10 percent owner 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, RNB-4-151, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Alexander Ruckdaeschel director 123 EAST 83RD STREET, APT 3-B, NEW YORK NY 10028
Paul A Boris director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 2561 VERONICA DRIVE, CHESTER SPRINGS PA 19425
William Lee director 75 TOWN CENTRE DR, C/O VUZIX CORPORATION, ROCHESTER NY 14623
Michael Dennis Scott director 1211 21ST STREET, HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Michael Edwards Mccrackan officer: Vice President of Operations 38 TURNING LEAF DRIVE, PITTSFORD NY 14534
Cecin Jose A Jr director C/O MOBILE SATELLITE VENTURES LP, 10802 PARKRIDGE BLVD, RESTON VA 20191