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Fortrea Holdings (Fortrea Holdings) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fortrea Holdings Financial Strength?

Fortrea 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.

Fortrea Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Fortrea Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.54. As of today, Fortrea Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.56.


Competitive Comparison of Fortrea Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Fortrea Holdings'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.


Fortrea Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Fortrea Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fortrea 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:

Fortrea Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,632 Mil.

Fortrea Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Fortrea Holdings 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.

Fortrea Holdings'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
=(45.6 + 1632.4) / 3101.6
=0.54

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.

Fortrea Holdings has a Z-score of 1.56, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.56 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.


Fortrea Holdings  (NAS:FTRE) 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.

Fortrea Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Fortrea Holdings (Fortrea Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8 Moore Drive, Durham, NC, USA, 27709
Fortrea Holdings is a late-stage contract research organization, or CRO, that provides comprehensive Phase I through IV clinical trial management, clinical pharmacology, and patient access solutions. The company works with emerging and large biopharma, medical device, and diagnostic companies to run their clinical trials as a functional-service provider, full-service provider, and offers hybrid trials. In 2023, Fortrea was formed as an independent, publicly traded company after LabCorp spun off its clinical development business, which it acquired via its purchase of Covance in 2015 for $6.1 billion. Fortrea has 19,000 staff members across 90 countries.
Executives
Thomas Pike officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ACCENTURE, 161 N. CLARK STREET, 23RD FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Peter M Neupert director 13920 SE EASTGATE WAY, STE 300, BELLEVUE WA 98005
Betty D Larson director GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., 500 W. MONROE, CHICAGO IL 60661
R Andrew Eckert director THREE RAVINIA DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30346
Edward A Pesicka director 9120 LOCKWOOD BLVD, MECHANICSVILLE VA 23116
Amrit Ray director 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Amanda M. Warren officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8 MOORE DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27703
David Ross Smith director 251 BALLARDVALE STREET, WILMINGTON MA 01887
Van Der Vaart Sandra D director, officer: President and Secretary 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Glenn A Eisenberg director, officer: Executive Vice President P O BOX 1017, CHARLOTTE NC 28201-1017
James S. Hanson officer: General Counsel 79 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE, 4501 RESEARCH COMMONS, SUITE 100, RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709
Laboratory Corp Of America Holdings 10 percent owner 358 S MAIN ST, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Jill G. Mcconnell officer: Chief Financial Officer 8 MOORE DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27703
Mark A. Morais officer: Chief Operating Officer 8 MOORE DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27703
Robert S. Pringle officer: Treasurer 531 SOUTH SPRING STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215