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Consolidated Communications Holdings (Consolidated Communications Holdings) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Consolidated Communications Holdings Financial Strength?

Consolidated Communications 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:

Consolidated Communications 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.

Consolidated Communications Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Consolidated Communications Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.96. As of today, Consolidated Communications Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.15.


Competitive Comparison of Consolidated Communications Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Consolidated Communications Holdings'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.


Consolidated Communications Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Consolidated Communications Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Consolidated Communications Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.



Consolidated Communications 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:

Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-42 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,135 Mil.

Consolidated Communications Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Consolidated Communications Holdings 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.

Consolidated Communications Holdings'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
=(18.425 + 2134.916) / 1100.712
=1.96

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.

Consolidated Communications Holdings has a Z-score of 0.15, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.15 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.


Consolidated Communications Holdings  (NAS:CNSL) 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.

Consolidated Communications 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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Consolidated Communications Holdings (Consolidated Communications Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2116 South 17th Street, Mattoon, IL, USA, 61938-5973
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc provides communication services for business and residential customers across various states in the U.S. Its business product suite includes data and Internet solutions, voice, data center services, security services, managed and IT services, and an expanded suite of cloud services. It provides wholesale solutions to wireless and wireline carriers and other service providers including data, voice, network connections, and custom fiber builds and last-mile connections. It offers residential high-speed Internet, video, phone, and home security services as well as multi-service residential and small business bundles.
Executives
Fred Graffam officer: Chief Financial Officer 1990 WITTINGTON PLACE, FARMERS BRANCH TX 75234
Solis Michel Marissa director 7221 LANGMUIR DRIVE, MCKINNEY TX 75071
Steven L Childers officer: Chief Financial Officer CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, 121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL 61938-3987
Andrew Frey director 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Searchlight Iii Cvl Gp, Llc 10 percent owner C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Searchlight Iii Cvl, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Robert J Currey director
Maribeth S Rahe director 255 E FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
David G Fuller director 240 WATSON AVE, OAKVILLE A6 L6J 3V1
Udell C Robert Jr director, officer: President and CEO CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS, 121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL 61938-3987
Moore Roger H/ca director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas A Gerke director GERKE THOMAS A, OVERLAND PARK KS 66251
Timothy D Taron director P.O. BOX 969, ROSEVILLE CA 95661
Dale E Parker director 93 HOYLAKE, ROCKY MOUNT NC 27804
Richard Anthony Lumpkin director 121 SOUTH 17TH STREET, MATTOON IL 61938