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Alphabet(Google) (GOOG) Financial Strength

: 9 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Alphabet(Google) has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Alphabet Inc 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.

Alphabet(Google)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 343.43. Alphabet(Google)'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.08. As of today, Alphabet(Google)'s Altman Z-Score is 12.26.


Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet(Google)'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.


Alphabet(Google) Financial Strength Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet(Google)'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alphabet(Google)'s Financial Strength falls into.



Alphabet(Google) 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:

Alphabet(Google)'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-69 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23,697 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25,713 Mil.

Alphabet(Google)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*23697/-69
=343.43

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. Alphabet Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Alphabet(Google)'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
=(2791 + 25713) / 345240
=0.08

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.

Alphabet(Google) has a Z-score of 12.26, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 12.26 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.


Alphabet(Google)  (NAS:GOOG) 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.

Alphabet(Google) has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Alphabet(Google) (GOOG) Business Description

Address
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.
Executives
Sundar Pichai director, officer: Chief Executive Officer GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
John L Hennessy director
Frances Arnold director 5200 ILLUMINA WAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Kavitark Ram Shriram director 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Ann Mather director
Lawrence Page director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, BUILDING 41, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sergey Brin director, 10 percent owner 555 BRYANT STREET, #367, PALO ALTO CA 94031
Ruth Porat officer: SVP, CFO C/O GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PRKW, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
L John Doerr director C/O KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS, 2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Ferguson Roger W. Jr. director CORNING INCORPORATED, ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Alan R Mulally director P.O. BOX 995, MERCER ISLAND WA 98040
Robin L Washington director 333 LAKESIDE DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
David C Drummond officer: SVP, Corporate Development 1600 AMIPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, BUILDING 41, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Eric E Schmidt director 1010 ALMA STREET, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Diane B Greene director C/O ALPHABET INC.,, 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043