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Skillsoft (Skillsoft) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Skillsoft Financial Strength?

Skillsoft has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Skillsoft Corp 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.

Skillsoft did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Skillsoft's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 1.17. As of today, Skillsoft's Altman Z-Score is -1.78.


Competitive Comparison of Skillsoft's Financial Strength

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Skillsoft'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.


Skillsoft's Financial Strength Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Skillsoft's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Skillsoft 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:

Skillsoft's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-16.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-18.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $586.7 Mil.

Skillsoft's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Skillsoft 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.

Skillsoft's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(54.433 + 586.738) / 550.16
=1.17

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.

Skillsoft has a Z-score of -1.78, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.78 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.


Skillsoft  (NYSE:SKIL) 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.

Skillsoft has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Skillsoft (Skillsoft) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Innovative Way, Suite 201, Nashua, NH, USA, 03062
Skillsoft Corp is a leader in corporate digital learning. The company's segment includes Skillsoft content and Global Knowledge. The Skillsoft business engages in the sale, marketing, and delivery of its content learning solutions, in areas such as Leadership and Business, Technology and Developer and Compliance. Its Global Knowledge business offers training solutions covering information technology and business skills for corporations and their employees.
Executives
Jeffrey R Tarr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer DIGITALGLOBE, INC., 1300 WEST 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Peter Schmitt director 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Matthew Glitzer officer: CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER 300 INNOVATIVE WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062
Lawrence Charles Illg director SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Jose Torres officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1300 W. 120TH AVENUE, WESTMINSTER CO 80234
Richard Walker officer: Chief Strategy & Corp Dev Ofc C/O SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 717 17TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202
Patrick Kolek director SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Ciara Harrington officer: Interim Chief People Officer C/O SKILLSOFT CORP., 300 INNOVATION WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062-5746
Gary W Ferrera officer: Chief Financial Officer 3250 BRIARPARK, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77042
Kristi Hummel officer: Chief People Officer 300 INNOVATIVE WAY, SUITE 201, NASHUA NH 03062
Zachary Sims officer: GM Tech & Dev, CEO Codecademy 575 BROADWAY, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10012
Mih Learning B.v. director, 10 percent owner SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
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N.v. Prosus director, 10 percent owner SYMPHONY OFFICES, GUSTAV MAHLERPLEIN 5, AMSTERDAM P7 1082 MS
Ryan H Murray officer: Interim CFO, CAO SKILLSOFT CORP, 300 INNOVATIVE WAY #201, NASHUA NH 03062

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