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Sun Country Airlines Holdings (Sun Country Airlines Holdings) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sun Country Airlines Holdings Financial Strength?

Sun Country Airlines Holdings 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.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.51. Sun Country Airlines Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.71. As of today, Sun Country Airlines Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.29.


Competitive Comparison of Sun Country Airlines Holdings's Financial Strength

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Sun Country Airlines Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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Sun Country Airlines Holdings 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:

Sun Country Airlines Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $577 Mil.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*17.125/-11.362
=1.51

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

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

Sun Country Airlines Holdings'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
=(121.152 + 576.625) / 982.172
=0.71

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.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings has a Z-score of 1.29, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.29 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.


Sun Country Airlines Holdings  (NAS:SNCY) 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.

Sun Country Airlines Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sun Country Airlines Holdings (Sun Country Airlines Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2005 Cargo Road, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55450
Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc operates low-cost air carriers. The business has two operating segments: Passenger and Cargo. The passenger segment has two internal passenger groups Scheduled service and Charter. The Cargo segment provides air cargo services. The majority of the revenue is from the passenger segment.
Executives
Sca Horus Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O SCA HORUS HOLDINGS, LLC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Erin Rose Neale officer: General Counsel and Secretary 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Grant Whitney officer: Chief Revenue Officer & EVP 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Jude Bricker director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1201 NORTH TOWN CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89144
Gregory A. Mays officer: Chief Operating Officer & EVP 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
John Gyurci officer: Chief Acct. Off. & VP, Finance 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
David M Davis director, officer: President & CFO
William Trousdale officer: VP-Fin. Plan. & Anlys & Treas. 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Eric Levenhagen officer: Chief Admin. Off., GC & Sec. 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Brian Edward Davis officer: Chief Marketing Officer & SVP 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Jennifer L Vogel director C/O AAR CORP., 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Gail Peterson director 1 ECOLAB PLACE, SAINT PAUL MN 55102
Jeffrey Mader officer: Chief Information Off. & EVP 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Patrick J. O'keeffe director 2005 CARGO ROAD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55450
Marion C Blakey director C/O ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC., 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, SEATTLE WA 98188