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S&P Global (S&P Global) Financial Strength

: 6 (As of Dec. 2023)
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S&P Global has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

S&P Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.68. S&P Global's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.95. As of today, S&P Global's Altman Z-Score is 4.37.


Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, S&P Global'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.


S&P Global Financial Strength Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, S&P Global's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where S&P Global's Financial Strength falls into.



S&P Global 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:

S&P Global's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-76 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $888 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11,953 Mil.

S&P Global'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*888/-76
=11.68

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

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

S&P Global'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
=(47 + 11953) / 12608
=0.95

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.

S&P Global has a Z-score of 4.37, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.37 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.


S&P Global  (NYSE:SPGI) 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.

S&P Global has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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S&P Global (S&P Global) Business Description

Address
55 Water Street, New York, NY, USA, 10041
S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. Its ratings business is the largest credit rating agency in the world and S&P's largest segment by profitability. S&P's largest segment by revenue is market intelligence, which provides desktop, data and advisory solutions, enterprise solutions, and credit/risk solutions mostly in the financial-services industry. S&P's other segments include commodity insights (Platts and other data), mobility (Carfax), and indexes.
Executives
Douglas L. Peterson director, officer: CEO & President MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Saugata Saha officer: President, S&P Global Platts 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Ewout L Steenbergen officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Adam Jason Kansler officer: President, Market Intelligence C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Dimitra Manis officer: Chief People Officer 55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Steven J Kemps officer: EVP, General Counsel 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Sally Moore officer: EVP, Strategic Alliances 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Deborah D Mcwhinney director PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert P Kelly director ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Christopher Craig officer: SVP and Controller 55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
Martina Cheung officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
John L Berisford officer: President, S&P Ratings C/O THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Nancy Luquette officer: SVP, Chief Risk & Audit Exec S&P GLOBAL, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Jacques Esculier director C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Gay Huey Evans director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084