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The Shyft Group (The Shyft Group) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is The Shyft Group Financial Strength?

The Shyft Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

The Shyft Group did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The Shyft Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.17. As of today, The Shyft Group's Altman Z-Score is 3.32.


Competitive Comparison of The Shyft Group's Financial Strength

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, The Shyft Group'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.


The Shyft Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, The Shyft Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Shyft Group 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:

The Shyft Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $101.9 Mil.

The Shyft Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

The Shyft Group 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.

The Shyft Group'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
=(29.104 + 101.897) / 791.556
=0.17

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.

The Shyft Group has a Z-score of 3.32, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.32 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.


The Shyft Group  (NAS:SHYF) 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.

The Shyft Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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The Shyft Group (The Shyft Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
41280 Bridge Street, Novi, MI, USA, 48375
The Shyft Group Inc is engaged in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for the commercial vehicle (including last-mile delivery, specialty service and vocation-specific upfit segments) and recreational vehicle industries. Its products include walk-in vans, truck bodies, and cargo van and pick-up truck upfits used in e-commerce/parcel delivery, upfit equipment used in the mobile retail and utility trades, as well as luxury Class A diesel motorhome custom chassis and contract manufacturing and assembly services. It also supply replacement parts and offer repair, maintenance, field service and refurbishment services for the vehicles that company manufacture.
Executives
Joshua A Sherbin officer: Chief Legal Officer 38505 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 200, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Jonathan C Douyard officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375
Michael Dinkins director 6166 NW 85TH WAY, PARKLAND FL 33067
Terri Pizzuto director 3050 HIGHLAND PARKWAY, STE 100, DOWNERS GROVA IL 60515
Pamela L Kermisch director C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375
Mark B. Rourke director 3101 PACKERLAND DRIVE, GREEN BAY WI 54313
James A. Sharman director C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813
Jacob Owen Farmer officer: President, Specialty Vehicles C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375
Stephen K Guillaume officer: President, Specialty Chassis C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813
John Albert Dunn officer: President Fleet Vehicles & Svc C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375
Hindman Colin E officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3130 STONEY CREEK ROAD, OAKLAND MI 48363
Scott Matthew Ocholik officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O THE SHYFT GROUP, 41280 BRIDGE STREET, NOVI MI 48375
Carl A. Esposito director 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Thomas R Clevinger director C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813
Daryl M Adams officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O SPARTAN MOTORS, INC., 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813