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BlackSky Technology (BlackSky Technology) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BlackSky Technology Financial Strength?

BlackSky Technology has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

BlackSky Technology 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.

BlackSky Technology did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. BlackSky Technology's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.61. As of today, BlackSky Technology's Altman Z-Score is -2.84.


Competitive Comparison of BlackSky Technology's Financial Strength

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, BlackSky Technology'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.


BlackSky Technology's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



BlackSky Technology 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:

BlackSky Technology's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.68 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $86.54 Mil.

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

BlackSky Technology 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.

BlackSky Technology'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
=(0.621 + 86.543) / 142.032
=0.61

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.

BlackSky Technology has a Z-score of -2.84, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -2.84 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.


BlackSky Technology  (NYSE:BKSY) 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.

BlackSky Technology has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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BlackSky Technology (BlackSky Technology) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
13241 Woodland Park Road, Suite 300, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
BlackSky Technology Inc is a provider of real-time geospatial intelligence. The company delivers on-demand, high-frequency imagery, monitoring, and analytics of some of the critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world. It designs, owns, and operates one of the industry's low earth orbit (LEO) small satellite constellations, optimized to capture imagery cost-efficiently where and when its customers need it. its Spectra AI software platform processes data from BlackSky's constellation and from other third-party sensors to develop the critical insights and analytics that provide its customers with the actionable intelligence. Geographically, the company operates in North America, the Middle East, Asia, and Others.
Executives
Tracy Ward officer: Principal Accounting Officer 3901 STONECROFT BOULEVARD, C/O INTERSECTIONS INC., CHANTILLY VA 20151
Brian E O'toole director, officer: CEO and President 2325 DULLES CORNER BLVD., HERNDON VA 20171
Henry Edward Dubois officer: Chief Development Officer C/O 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, STE 300, HERNDON VA 20171
Christiana L Lin officer: General Counsel & Corp Sec 11465 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, SUITE 200, RESTON VA 20190
Johan G Broekhuysen officer: Chief Financial Officer LUMOS NETWORKS CORP., ONE LUMOS PLAZA, WAYNESBORO VA 22980
Susan M. Gordon director C/O CACI INTERNATIONAL, 1100 N. GLEBE ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Mithril Lp 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Peter Thiel 10 percent owner 9200 SUNSET BOULEVARD, SUITE 1110, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
S.a. Thales 10 percent owner TOUR CARPE DIEM, 31 PLACE, DES COROLLES, ESPLANADE NORD 92400, COURBEVOIE I0 92400
Thales Alenia Space Us Investment Llc 10 percent owner 1209 ORANGE STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19801
Thales Alenia Space S.a.s. 10 percent owner 100 BD DU MIDI - 06150, CANNES LA BOCA I0 06150
Seahawk Spv Investment Llc 10 percent owner 2733 SOUTH CRYSTAL DRIVE, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON TX 22202
Brian G. Daum officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLACKSKY TECHNOLOGY INC, 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20271
Mithril Gp Lp 10 percent owner C/O MITHRIL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 600 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 3100, AUSTIN TX 78701
Timothy M. Harvey director 13241 WOODLAND PARK ROAD, SUITE 300, HERNDON VA 20171