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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (STU:LI4) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Financial Strength?

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 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:

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc 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.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.68. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.02. As of today, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.30.


Competitive Comparison of Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Travel Services subindustry, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Lindblad Expeditions 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:

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-10.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €7.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €572.9 Mil.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*7.222/-10.658
=0.68

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings'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
=(1.659 + 572.862) / 565.3
=1.02

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.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings has a Z-score of 0.30, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.3 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.


Lindblad Expeditions Holdings  (STU:LI4) 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.

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings 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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Lindblad Expeditions Holdings (STU:LI4) Business Description

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Address
96 Morton Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings Inc provides expedition cruising and adventure travel services. The company operates in two segments: Lindblad and Land Experiences, of which Lindblad generates the vast majority of its revenue. It offers itineraries that feature up-close encounters with wildlife, nature, history, and culture, as well as promote guest empowerment and interactivity. The company operates expeditions on intimately-scaled ships and interaction between guests, crew, and the teams of scientists, naturalists, researchers, and photographers that participate in the expeditions. Lindblad operates a fleet of nine owned expedition ships and five seasonal charter vessels under the Lindblad brand.

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