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KonaTel (KonaTel) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is KonaTel Financial Strength?

KonaTel has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Warning Sign:

KonaTel 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.

KonaTel did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. KonaTel's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.02. As of today, KonaTel's Altman Z-Score is 9.99.


Competitive Comparison of KonaTel's Financial Strength

For the Telecom Services subindustry, KonaTel'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.


KonaTel's Financial Strength Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, KonaTel's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



KonaTel 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:

KonaTel's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.10 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.30 Mil.

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

KonaTel 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.

KonaTel'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
=(0.13 + 0.297) / 22.544
=0.02

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.

KonaTel has a Z-score of 9.99, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 9.99 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.


KonaTel  (OTCPK:KTEL) 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.

KonaTel has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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KonaTel (KonaTel) Business Description

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Address
500 N. Central Expressway, Suite 202, Plano, TX, USA, 75074
KonaTel Inc is a reseller of U.S. wireless network service. The company operates in two segments: Hosted Services and Mobile Services. The Hosted Services segment includes a suite of hosted CPaaS services, including SIP/VoIP services, SMS/MMS, BOT integration, NLP, ML, mobile numbers, toll-free numbers, DID landline numbers, SMS to Email, Database Dip, SD-WAN, wireless data services, voice termination, and numerous API driven services. The Mobile Services include retail and wholesale cellular voice/text/data services and mobile data (IoT). It generates maximum revenue from the Mobile Services segment.
Executives
Jason N. Welch officer: President of IM Telecom (Sub.) 135 LIBERTYVILLE ROAD, SUSSEX NJ 07461
Todd Murcer officer: EVP Finance and Secretary 9248 RAEFORD DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75243
Charles David Griffin officer: COO, President 2702 BLACK CANYON WAY, CASTLE ROCK CO 80109
David S Mcewen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 500 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 202, PLANO TX 75074
Matthew Hugh Atkinson 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary P. O. BOX 947, CROSSLAKE MN 56442
Robert Matthew Beaty director 7960 S. FILLMORE CT., CENTENNIAL CO 80122
Kenneth Paul Lapier officer: Vice President, Secretary 8205 MUNICH DRIVE, ROWLETT TX 75089
Joshua Ploude 10 percent owner 728 CYPRESS AVE., HERMOSA BEACH CA 90254
Jeffrey Pearl director 35 WEST MAIN #6013, FRISCO CO 80443
Mark S Savage director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, Treasurer, CFO 13911 RIDGEDALE DRIVE, SUITE 375, MINNETONKA MN 55305
Terry Wain Addington director 376 S. SANDERLIN MOUNTAIN DR., 11774 BIG CANOE, JASPER GA 30143
Dennis Miller director 18930 JASMINE ROAD, MANKATO MN 56001
Brian R. Riffle officer: CFO 241 BENTWOOD AVENUE, JOHNSTOWN PA 15904
Daniel E. Ryweck director 712 VISTA BLVD #305, WACONIA MN 55387
Brunson Chandler & Jones Pllc 10 percent owner 175 SOUTH MAIN ST., SUITE 1500, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84111