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American Tower (American Tower) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)
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American Tower 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:

American Tower Corp 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.

American Tower's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.27. American Tower's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.23. As of today, American Tower's Altman Z-Score is 1.04.


Competitive Comparison

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American Tower Financial Strength Distribution

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American Tower 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:

American Tower's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-351 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,147 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $43,173 Mil.

American Tower'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*1146.5/-350.7
=3.27

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. American Tower Corp interest coverage is 2.7, which is low.

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

American Tower'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
=(3982.1 + 43172.7) / 11146.8
=4.23

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.

American Tower has a Z-score of 1.04, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.04 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.


American Tower  (NYSE:AMT) 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.

American Tower 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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American Tower (American Tower) Business Description

Address
116 Huntington Avenue, 11th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02116
American Tower owns and operates more than 220,000 cell towers throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 28 data centers in 10 U.S. markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for roughly half of the company's total revenue in 2022. Outside the U.S., American Tower operates over 75,000 towers in India, almost 50,000 towers in Latin America (dominated by Brazil), 30,000 towers in Europe, and nearly 25,000 towers in Africa. American Tower operates as an REIT.
Executives
Joann A Reed director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORP, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Eugene M Noel officer: EVP & President, U.S. Tower 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert D Hormats director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Rodney M Smith officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Raymond P Dolan director 108 GOVERNOR DRIVE, BASKING RIDGE NJ 00924
Samme L Thompson director C/O TELIT ASSOCIATES, INC., 333 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Sanjay Goel officer: EVP & President, Asia-Pacific 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Ruth T Dowling officer: EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Reeve Pamela D A director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA 02116
Meyer Robert Joseph Jr officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 61 SCHOOL STREET, ARLINGTON MA 02476
Edmund Disanto officer: EVP, Chief Admin Ofr, GC & Sec C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Bruce L Tanner director 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Kelly C Chambliss director C/O CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION, 1001 17TH STREET, SUITE 500, DENVER CO 80202
Teresa Hillary Clarke director 2850 GOLF ROAD, ROLLING MEADOWS IL 60008
David E Sharbutt director 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116