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VeriSign (VeriSign) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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VeriSign has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

VeriSign's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 13.63. VeriSign's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.18. As of today, VeriSign's Altman Z-Score is -4.71.


Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VeriSign'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.


VeriSign Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



VeriSign 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:

VeriSign's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-19 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $256 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,792 Mil.

VeriSign'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*256.3/-18.8
=13.63

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

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

VeriSign'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
=(5.1 + 1792.4) / 1521.6
=1.18

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.

VeriSign has a Z-score of -4.71, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -4.71 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.


VeriSign  (NAS:VRSN) 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.

VeriSign has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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VeriSign (VeriSign) Business Description

Address
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
Executives
D James Bidzos director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Danny R Mcpherson officer: EVP- Engineering, Ops. & CSO 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Thomas C Indelicarto officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Timothy Tomlinson director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
Todd B Strubbe officer: EVP and COO VERISIGN, 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kathleen A Cote director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Yehuda Ari Buchalter director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Kilguss George E Iii officer: EVP and CFO C/O VERISIGN, INC., 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Frist Thomas F Iii director 3100 WEST END AVENUE SUITE 1225, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Armstrong Courtney D director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Jamie S Gorelick director 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Richard H Goshorn officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, ATTN: GENERAL COUNSEL, RESTON VA 20190
John D Roach director PMI GROUP INC, 601 MONTGOMERY ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131

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