GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Retail - Cyclical » GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) » Definitions » Financial Strength

GameStop (GameStop) Financial Strength

: 7 (As of Jan. 2024)
View and export this data going back to 2002. Start your Free Trial

GameStop has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate GameStop's interest coverage with the available data. GameStop's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.08. As of today, GameStop's Altman Z-Score is 3.65.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, GameStop'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.


GameStop Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



GameStop 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:

GameStop's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $404 Mil.

GameStop's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate GameStop's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

GameStop's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(198.5 + 404.3) / 7174.4
=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.

GameStop has a Z-score of 3.65, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.65 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.


GameStop  (NYSE:GME) 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.

GameStop has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


GameStop Financial Strength Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of GameStop's Financial Strength provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


GameStop (GameStop) Business Description

Address
625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, TX, USA, 76051
GameStop Corp is a U.S. multichannel video game, consumer electronics, and services retailer. The company operates across Europe, Canada, Australia, and the United States. GameStop sells new and second-hand video game hardware, physical and digital video game software, and video game accessories, mainly through GameStop, EB Games, and Micromania stores and international e-commerce sites, including www.gamestop.com, www.ebgames.com.au, and www.micromania.fr. The company has two main business segments: Video game brands and Technology brands. The technology brands segment sells wireless products and services and operates Spring Mobile managed AT&T and Cricket Wireless branded stores, along with the Simply Mac business.
Executives
Mark Haymond Robinson officer: General Manager 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Daniel William Moore officer: PAO and Interim PFO C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Lawrence Cheng director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Alain Attal director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Nir Vinay Patel officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Diana Saadeh-jajeh officer: SVP, Interim CFO C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Ryan Cohen director, 10 percent owner C/O OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP, 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019
Rc Ventures Llc 10 percent owner PO BOX 25250, PMB 30427, MIAMI FL 33102
Michael Recupero officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
James Grube director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Matthew Furlong director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPVINE TX 76051
Yang Xu director C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Jenna Owens officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O GAMESTOP CORP., 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Raul J Fernandez director 11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Kathy P Vrabeck director 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051

GameStop (GameStop) Headlines