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Kartoon Studios (Kartoon Studios) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kartoon Studios Financial Strength?

Kartoon Studios 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:

Kartoon Studios Inc 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.

Kartoon Studios did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Kartoon Studios's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.81. As of today, Kartoon Studios's Altman Z-Score is -10.28.


Competitive Comparison of Kartoon Studios's Financial Strength

For the Entertainment subindustry, Kartoon Studios'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.


Kartoon Studios's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Kartoon Studios's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kartoon Studios 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:

Kartoon Studios's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.39 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.66 Mil.

Kartoon Studios's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Kartoon Studios 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.

Kartoon Studios'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
=(21.051 + 7.664) / 35.236
=0.81

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.

Kartoon Studios has a Z-score of -10.28, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -10.28 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.


Kartoon Studios  (AMEX:TOON) 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.

Kartoon Studios 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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Kartoon Studios (Kartoon Studios) Business Description

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Address
190 N. Canon Drive, 4th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 90210
Kartoon Studios Inc is a media company developing, producing, marketing, and licensing branded animated entertainment properties and consumer products for media and retail distribution. Its portfolio features programming for toddlers to tweens, including the preschool properties Rainbow Rangers for Nick Jr. and Llama Llama for Netflix, Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten, Shaq's Garage, toddler brand Baby Genius, STEM-based series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab, Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club, and the new preschool show, Stan Lee's Superhero Kindergarten. The company's channel is available on television and mobile devices through distribution platforms, including Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Tubi, Xumo, and Amazon Fire.
Executives
Brian Parisi officer: CFO 3873 HAMPSTEAD RD., LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE CA 91011
Henry Iii Sicignano director 8201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 6, WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221
Cynthia Turner-graham director C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 190 N. CANON DRIVE, 4TH FL, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Michael Hirsh director 16 WYCHWOOD PARK, TORONTO Z4 M6G 2V5
Stefan Piech director WOLLZEILE 6-8/II/2/TOP 50, VIENNA C4 1010
Harold Chizick officer: Pres. Content Sales & Mkting 202 HILLHURST BLVD., NORTH YORK, ONTARIO Z4 M5N 1P4
Zrinka Dekic officer: See Remarks C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 190 N. CANON DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Michael G Klein director 433 N. CANDEN DR., #500, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Karen Mctier director 190 NORTH CANON DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Andrew A Heyward director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 9401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 608, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Michael Jaffa officer: Genl Counsel & SVP Bus. Aff. C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 131 S. RODEO DRIVE, SUITE 250, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Robert L. Denton officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GENIUS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 131 S. RODEO DRIVE, SUITE 250, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Gray Davis director C/O SOURCE INTERLINK COMPANIES, INC., 27500 RIVERVIEW CENTER BLVD., SUITE 400, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Gregory Payne officer: EVP Oper. & Legal/Bus. Affairs 9401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 608, BEVELY HILLS CA 90212
Lynne A Segall director 9401 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 608, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212