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Blade Air Mobility (Blade Air Mobility) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Blade Air Mobility Financial Strength?

Blade Air Mobility has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Blade Air Mobility's interest coverage with the available data. Blade Air Mobility's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.13. As of today, Blade Air Mobility's Altman Z-Score is 2.44.


Competitive Comparison of Blade Air Mobility's Financial Strength

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Blade Air Mobility'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.


Blade Air Mobility's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Blade Air Mobility's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blade Air Mobility's Financial Strength falls into.



Blade Air Mobility 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:

Blade Air Mobility's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-35.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $19.7 Mil.

Blade Air Mobility's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Blade Air Mobility's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Blade Air Mobility Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Blade Air Mobility'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
=(4.787 + 19.738) / 189.912
=0.13

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.

Blade Air Mobility has a Z-score of 2.44, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Blade Air Mobility is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.44 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Blade Air Mobility  (NAS:BLDE) 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.

Blade Air Mobility has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Blade Air Mobility (Blade Air Mobility) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
55 Hudson Yards, 14th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10016
Blade Air Mobility Inc is a technology-powered air mobility platform that provides consumers with a cost-effective and time-efficient alternative to ground transportation for congested routes. The company's Passenger reporting segment arranges charter and by-the-seat flights using helicopters, jets, turboprops, and amphibious seaplanes operating in various locations throughout the United States and abroad. The company's Medical reporting segment includes air medical transporters of human organs in the United States, providing end-to-end logistics for transplant centers and organ procurement organizations utilizing helicopters, jets, turboprops and ground vehicles.
Executives
Seth J Bacon officer: CEO, Trinity Air Medical C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 55 HUDSON YARDS, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Robert S Wiesenthal director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SONY CORP OF AMERICA, 550 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
William A. Heyburn officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Melissa M. Tomkiel officer: President and General Counsel C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Amir Cohen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Reginald Love director C/O BRIGHTSPHERE INC., 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Eric Affeldt director ONE CEDAR POINT DRIVE, SANDUSKY OH 44870
John Borthwick director C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 55 HUDSON YARDS, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Andrew Lauck director 667 MADISON AVE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10065
Brandon A. Keene officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O BLADE AIR MOBILITY, INC., 31 HUDSON YARDS, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Anatoli Arkhipenko officer: Chief Technology Officer 145 PARK PL, APT 5G, BROOKLYN NY 11217
Kenneth B Lerer director
Edward M Philip director C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Susan M Lyne director 11 WEST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jane C Garvey director P.O. BOX 66100 - HDQLD, CHICAGO IL 60666