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Veritiv (Veritiv) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Veritiv Financial Strength?

Veritiv has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Veritiv Corp shows strong financial strength.

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.

Veritiv's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 24.76. Veritiv's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, Veritiv's Altman Z-Score is 5.86.


Competitive Comparison of Veritiv's Financial Strength

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Veritiv'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.


Veritiv's Financial Strength Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Veritiv's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Veritiv 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:

Veritiv's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $84 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $61 Mil.

Veritiv's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*84.2/-3.4
=24.76

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

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

Veritiv's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(13.7 + 61.2) / 5844
=0.01

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.

Veritiv has a Z-score of 5.86, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 5.86 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.


Veritiv  (NYSE:VRTV) 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.

Veritiv has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Veritiv (Veritiv) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1000 Abernathy Road NE, Building 400, Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Veritiv Corp provides printing, publishing, packaging, and facility solutions. The company also provides logistics and supply chain management services. It operates in four primary segments based on the product type. The Print segment, which generates the majority of the revenue, distributes commercial printing and specialty paper products. The Publishing segment sells coated and uncoated commercial printing papers to publishers and retailers for use in magazines, books, and direct mail. The Packaging segment sells a variety of paper-based packaging products within the fiber-based, flexible and rigid categories. The Facility Solutions segment sells cleaning, breakroom, bathroom, safety, and hazard supplies. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Baupost Group Llc/ma 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVE, SUITE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Seth A Klarman 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVENUE, STE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Baupost Group Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 10 ST. JAMES AVENUE, SUITE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Eric Guerin officer: SVP Finance 1950 HASSELL ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60169
Autumn R Bayles director QNB CORP, P.O. BOX 9005, QUAKERTOWN PA 18951
Stephen E. Macadam director C/O ENPRO INDUSTRIES, INC., 5605 CARNEGIE BLVD., STE. 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Lance D Gebert officer: Corporate Controller and PFO 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30328
Stephen Joseph Smith officer: SVP & CFO C/O AMERICAN GREETINGS CORP, ONE AMERICAN RD, CLEVELAND OH 44144
Gregory B Morrison director 8214 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75225
Susan B. Salyer officer: SVP Chief Compliance, and Sustainability Officer 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bain Capital Investors Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Karen Renner officer: SVP Chief Information Officer 3871 LAKEFIELD DR, SUWANEE GA 30024
Daniel B Calderwood officer: SVP Marketing & Bus. Mgmt 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30028
Stephanie E Mayerle officer: SVP Sales 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD, SUITE 1700, BUILDING 400, ATLANTA GA 30028
Mary A Laschinger director, officer: CEO and Chairman 400 ATLANTIC STREET, STAMFORD CT 06921