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Dolphin Entertainment (Dolphin Entertainment) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Dolphin Entertainment Financial Strength?

Dolphin Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Dolphin Entertainment Inc 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.

Dolphin Entertainment did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Dolphin Entertainment's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.53. As of today, Dolphin Entertainment's Altman Z-Score is -3.02.


Competitive Comparison of Dolphin Entertainment's Financial Strength

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Dolphin Entertainment'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.


Dolphin Entertainment's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Dolphin Entertainment's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dolphin Entertainment 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:

Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.67 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $18.51 Mil.

Dolphin Entertainment's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Dolphin Entertainment 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.

Dolphin Entertainment'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
=(7.073 + 18.513) / 48.088
=0.53

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.

Dolphin Entertainment has a Z-score of -3.02, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.02 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.


Dolphin Entertainment  (NAS:DLPN) 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.

Dolphin Entertainment has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. 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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Dolphin Entertainment (Dolphin Entertainment) Business Description

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Address
150 Alhambra Circle, Suite 1200, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
Dolphin Entertainment Inc is an entertainment marketing and content development company. It provides strategic marketing and publicity services to many of the top brands, both individual and corporate, in the film, television, music, gaming and hospitality industries. Viewpoint Creative and Be Social complement the efforts with full-service creative branding and production capabilities as well as social media and influencer marketing services.
Executives
William Iv O'dowd director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150 MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Nelson Famadas director 804 DOUGLAS ROAD, STE 365, MIAMI FL 33134
M Shanken Communications Inc 10 percent owner 825 EIGHTH AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Marvin Shanken 10 percent owner 825 FIFTH AVENUE, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mirta A Negrini director, officer: CFO & COO C/O DOLPHIN ENTERTAINMENT, INC., 150 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1200, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Nicholas Stanham director C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150-MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Charles Joseph Dougiello director 208 JAVA ST., BROOKLYN NY 11222
Claudia Ann Grillo director 11700 NE 6 AVE, BISCAYNE PARK FL 33161
Anthony A. Leo director 1251 14TH STREET, SUITE 209, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Allan Mayer director C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LE JEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150 MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Justo L. Pozo director, 10 percent owner C/O DOLPHIN DIGITAL MEDIA, INC., 2151 LEJEUNE ROAD, SUITE 150-MEZZANINE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Pozo Opportunity Fund Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 700 BILTMORE WAY - 1011, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Michael Espensen director 804 DOUGLAS ROAD, SUITE 365, MIAMI FL 33134

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