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Spire (SPIR) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Spire Financial Strength?

Spire has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Spire did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Spire's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.35. As of today, Spire's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Spire's Financial Strength

For the Solar subindustry, Spire'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.


Spire's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Spire 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:

Spire's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.07 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2014 was $-0.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was $4.48 Mil.

Spire's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is

Spire 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.

Spire's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2014 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.779 + 4.476) / 14.964
=0.35

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.

Spire has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Spire  (OTCPK:SPIR) 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.

Spire has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Spire (SPIR) Business Description

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Address
One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730-2396
Spire Corp and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market engineered products and services. The company operates in two business areas namely capital equipment for the photovoltaic solar industry and biomedical. Its photovoltaic solar area produces, assembles and sells specialized equipment for the production of terrestrial photovoltaic modules from solar cells. The biomedical area provides surface treatments to the manufacturers of orthopedic and other medical devices. Additionally, the company provides training and assistance with module certification and solar factory management services. Further, it offers its products geographically across countries like the United States, Asia, Europe and Africa, and internationally.
Executives
David Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Monica Chavez Gelbaum 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Quercus Trust 10 percent owner 2309 SANTIAGO DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Richard Thomley officer: CAO and Corporate Controller C/O PRESSURE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 14 NORFOLK AVE., SOUTH EASTON MA 02375
James F Parslow officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O XENETIC BIOSCIENCES, INC., 99 HAYDEN AVENUE, SUITE 230, LEXINGTON MA 02421