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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Safeguard Scientifics Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Safeguard Scientifics Inc shows strong financial strength.

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 Safeguard Scientifics's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, Safeguard Scientifics's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Safeguard Scientifics's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Safeguard Scientifics'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.


Safeguard Scientifics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Safeguard Scientifics's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Safeguard Scientifics 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:

Safeguard Scientifics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.76 Mil.

Safeguard Scientifics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Safeguard Scientifics's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Safeguard Scientifics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Safeguard Scientifics'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
=(0.489 + 0.76) / 0
=N/A

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.

Safeguard Scientifics has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Safeguard Scientifics  (OTCPK:SFES) 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.

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


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Safeguard Scientifics (Safeguard Scientifics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200, Radnor, PA, USA, 19087
Safeguard Scientifics Inc is engaged in the development of early- and growth-stage businesses by providing capital and relevant expertise to fuel the growth of an attractive portfolio of technology-enabled healthcare, digital media, and other companies. Safeguard generally promotes the growth and development of these companies through Board representation and minority equity ownership. In addition to supporting the companies, Safeguard's strategy focuses on pursuing monetization opportunities in order to return value to shareholders.
Executives
Satterfield Thomas A Jr 10 percent owner 2609 CALDWELL MILL LN, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Beth Michelson director C/O CARTESIAN GROWTH CORPORATION II, 505 FIFTH AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ross D Demont director 51 PICKWICK ROAD, NEWTON MA 02465
Manko Joseph M. Jr. director 1717 ARCH STREET, 37TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Bob Rosenthal director 20 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON MA 02116
Mark Herndon officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Eric Salzman officer: Chief Restructuring Officer C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Ira M Lubert director C/O PENN. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, 200 S. BROAD ST., THE BELLEVUE, PHILADEPHIA PA 19102
John Joseph Roberts director 1007 CANTERBURY LANE, VILLANOVA PA 19085
Brian J Sisko officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel 435 DEVON PARK DRIVE, BUILDING 800, WAYNE PA 19087
Russell D Glass director 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
David A Kille officer: Senior VP & CFO C/O SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC., 170 N. RADNOR-CHESTER ROAD, SUITE 200, RADNOR PA 19087
Maureen F Morrison director C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 2905 PREMIERE PKWY, STE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Stephen T Zarrilli officer: Acting Sr VP & Acting CFO FIBERLINK COMMUNICATIONS CORP., 794 PENLLYN PIKE, BLUE BELL PA 19422
Andrew E Lietz director P O BOX 738, RYE NH 03870

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