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Veritone (Veritone) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Veritone Financial Strength?

Veritone 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:

Veritone 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.

Veritone did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Veritone's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.04. As of today, Veritone's Altman Z-Score is -1.58.


Competitive Comparison of Veritone's Financial Strength

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Veritone'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.


Veritone's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Veritone's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Veritone 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:

Veritone's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-17.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $134.6 Mil.

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

Veritone 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.

Veritone'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
=(8.161 + 134.584) / 136.788
=1.04

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.

Veritone has a Z-score of -1.58, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.58 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.


Veritone  (NAS:VERI) 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.

Veritone 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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Veritone (Veritone) Business Description

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Address
2420 17th Street, Office 3002, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Veritone Inc is a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) computing solutions and services. The company generates revenue through the delivery of its 1) Software Products and Services which consists of revenues generated from Commercial Enterprise and Government and Regulated Industries customers using the company's aiWARE platform and hiring solutions, any related support and maintenance services, and any related professional services associated with the deployment and/or implementation of such solutions, 2) Managed Services which consist of revenues generated from Commercial Enterprise customers using company's content licensing services, advertising agency, influencer management and related services. The company has a presence in the United States and Israel.
Executives
Ryan Steelberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 3366 VIA LIDO, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92663
Michael Zilis director C/O INGRAM MICRO INC., 1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE, SANTA ANA CA 92705
Graziadio G Louis Iii director 149 PALOS VERDES BLVD., SUITE G, REDONDO BEACH CA 90277
Jeff Patrick Gehl director 3366 VIA LIDO, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92663
Richard H Taketa director 7979 IVANHOE AVENUE, SUITE 500, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Knute P. Kurtz director 1253 SANTA BARABARA DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Nayaki R Nayyar director C/O VERITONE, INC., 575 ANTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Michael Leonard Zemetra officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer 5264 CALATRANA DRIVE, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91364
Chad Steelberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman of the Board 3366 VIA LIDO, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92663
Acacia Research Corp 10 percent owner 767 3RD AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paul A Krieger director C/O VERITONE, INC., 575 ANTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Peter F Collins officer: Senior VP and CFO C/O VERITONE, INC., 575 ANTON BOULEVARD, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Ganley John A Jr officer: EVP, Human Resources 575 ANTON BOULEVARD, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Walsh Frank E. Iii director 330 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 4, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Edward Joseph Treska director 520 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, 12TH FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660