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Precision Optics (Precision Optics) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Precision Optics Financial Strength?

Precision Optics has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Precision Optics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Precision Optics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15. As of today, Precision Optics's Altman Z-Score is 0.63.


Competitive Comparison of Precision Optics's Financial Strength

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Precision Optics'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.


Precision Optics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Precision Optics's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Precision Optics 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:

Precision Optics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.07 Mil.

Precision Optics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Precision Optics 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.

Precision Optics'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
=(0.731 + 2.067) / 19.296
=0.15

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.

Precision Optics has a Z-score of 0.63, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.63 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.


Precision Optics  (NAS:POCI) 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.

Precision Optics has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Precision Optics (Precision Optics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 East Broadway, Gardner, MA, USA, 01440
Precision Optics Corp Inc is engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing advanced optical instruments. It manufactures medical products such as endoscopes and endocouplers which incorporate various optical technologies for use in a variety of minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic procedures. The company also produces endoscopes for various applications as well as designs and manufactures custom optical medical devices to satisfy customers' specific requirements. In addition, the company manufactures and sells components and assemblies specially designed for industrial and military use. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Wayne M Coll officer: Chief Financial Officer
Mahesh Lawande officer: Chief Operating Officer 14 PUTNAM ROAD, ACTON MA 01720
Edward Kevin Dahill officer: Interim CFO 137 HOLLOW TREE RIDGE ROAD, DARIEN CT 06820
Peter V. Anania director, 10 percent owner C/O PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC., 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Norman H Pessin 10 percent owner C/O LEVY, HARKINS & CO., INC., 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Sandra F Pessin 10 percent owner C/O NORMAN PESSIN, 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brian L. Pessin 10 percent owner 310 EAST 75TH STREET, APT. 2A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Jeffrey Dirubio officer: VP of Sales and Marketing 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Stuart Steinberg 10 percent owner 85 BELLEVUE AVENUE, RYE NY 10580
Daniel S Habhegger officer: Chief Financial Officer 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Divaker Mangadu officer: Pres., Ross Optical Division 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Hershey Strategic Capital, Lp 10 percent owner C/O HERSHEY STRATEGIC CAPITAL GP, LLC, 6 POMPANO ROAD, RUMSON NJ 07760
Peter H Woodward director 30 WEST 63RD STREET, SUITE 18G, NEW YORK NY 10023
Andrew J Miclow director C/O PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC., 22 EAST BROADWAY, GARDNER MA 01440
Awm Investment Company, Inc. 10 percent owner 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022