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Advance Auto Parts (Advance Auto Parts) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Advance Auto Parts has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Advance Auto Parts did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Advance Auto Parts's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.41. As of today, Advance Auto Parts's Altman Z-Score is 1.86.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Advance Auto Parts'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.


Advance Auto Parts Financial Strength Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Advance Auto Parts's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advance Auto Parts's Financial Strength falls into.



Advance Auto Parts 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:

Advance Auto Parts's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-81 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,002 Mil.

Advance Auto Parts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Advance Auto Parts 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.

Advance Auto Parts'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 + 4002.127) / 9859.476
=0.41

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.

Advance Auto Parts has a Z-score of 1.86, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Advance Auto Parts 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 1.86 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.


Advance Auto Parts  (NYSE:AAP) 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.

Advance Auto Parts has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Advance Auto Parts (Advance Auto Parts) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4200 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC, USA, 27609
Advance Auto Parts is one of the industry's largest retailers of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers and third-party vehicle repair facilities in North America. Advance operated 5,086 stores as of the end of 2022, in addition to servicing 1,311 independently owned Carquest stores. The company's Worldpac chain is a premier distributor of imported original-equipment parts. Advance derived 59% of its 2022 sales from commercial clients, with the remainder from DIY shoppers.
Executives
Kristen L Soler officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 12200 FOX VALLEY STREET, RALEIGH NC 27614
Lee Eugene I Jr director 1000 DARDEN CENTER DRIVE, ORLANDO FL 32837
Shane M Okelly director, officer: Director, President and CEO 4200 SIX FORKS ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27609
Anthony A Iskander officer: Interim CFO, SVP, Fin & Treas 4200 SIX FORKS ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27609
Douglas A Pertz director 1801 BAYBERRY COURT, RICHMOND VA 23226
Joan M Hilson director 150 THORN HILL DRIVE, WARRENDALE PA 15086-7528
John Francis Ferraro director 9 WALNUT AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Carla Jean Bailo director 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 1200, DENVER CO 80203
Jones Jeffrey J Ii director ONE H&R BLOCK WAY, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Szilagyi J Stephen officer: EVP Chief Supply Chain Officer 15027 JUNE WASHAM ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27609
Word Herman L Jr officer: EVP, U.S. Stores & CQ Ind. 1033 LINENHALL WAY, WAKE FOREST NC 27587
Pellicciotti William J Jr officer: SVP, Controller and CAO 4200 SIX FORKS ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27609
Robert B Cushing officer: EVP, Commercial 1432 FREEMAN LANE, PLEASANTON VA 94566
Sherice Torres director PO BOX 20833, SAN JOSE CA 95160
Natalie Schechtman officer: SVP Human Resources 45 ROUND HOUSE ROAD, BEDFORD NY 10506

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