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First Foundation (First Foundation) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Foundation Financial Strength?

First Foundation has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

First Foundation 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate First Foundation's interest coverage with the available data. First Foundation's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.90. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


First Foundation 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:

First Foundation's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-104.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,582.5 Mil.

First Foundation's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

First Foundation'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
=(0 + 1582.453) / 159.86
=9.90

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


First Foundation  (NYSE:FFWM) 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.

First Foundation has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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First Foundation (First Foundation) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
First Foundation Inc is a financial services company. It is engaged in providing investment management and financial planning services for high net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, and private foundations. The company focuses on segments namely Banking and Wealth Management. It also offers loans to individuals and entities that own and operate multifamily residential and commercial real estate properties as well as business banking products and services to small to moderate-sized businesses, professional firms, and consumer banking products and services to individuals.
Executives
Keller Ulrich E. Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
James Britton officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
David G. Lake director 18101 VON KARMAN AVE., SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Elizabeth A. Pagliarini director 2 SOUTH POINTE DR., SUITE 100, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Diane M. Rubin director 40380 DESERT CREEK LANE, RANCHO MIRAGE CA 92270
Jacob Sonenshine director 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Max Briggs director 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Gabriel V. Vazquez director C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
John Hakopian director, officer: PRES FIRST FOUNDATION ADVISORS 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612
Scott F Kavanaugh director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 25342 DERBYHILL DR., LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653
Christopher M. Naghibi officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Amy Djou officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Hugo J. Nuno officer: Chief Banking Officer C/O FIRST FOUNDATION INC., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Gary L Tice director
Mitchell M. Rosenberg director 18101 VON KARMAN AVENUE, SUITE 750, IRVINE CA 92612