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Uniti Group (Uniti Group) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Uniti Group Financial Strength?

Uniti Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Uniti Group 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.

Uniti Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.54. Uniti Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.92. As of today, Uniti Group's Altman Z-Score is -0.83.


Competitive Comparison of Uniti Group's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Uniti Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Uniti Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Uniti Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Uniti Group 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:

Uniti Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-95 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $147 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,626 Mil.

Uniti Group'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*146.708/-95.465
=1.54

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. Uniti Group Inc interest coverage is 1.22, which is low.

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

Uniti Group'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
=(0 + 5626.094) / 1142.624
=4.92

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.

Uniti Group has a Z-score of -0.83, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.83 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.


Uniti Group  (NAS:UNIT) 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.

Uniti Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Uniti Group (Uniti Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2101 Riverfront Drive, Suite A, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72202
Uniti is a REIT with about 135,000 route miles of fiber in the U.S., primarily in the Southeast. Uniti reports its business in two segments: leasing and fiber. Leasing currently makes up about 75% of total revenue and consists mostly of Uniti's master lease agreement with Windstream. Uniti was spun out of Windstream in 2015 with a substantial portion of Windstream's network assets, and it immediately leased the entire portfolio back for Windstream's exclusive use. Other leasing revenue stems from sale-leaseback transactions with other fiber holders. Uniti generates fiber revenue by leasing dark and lit fiber to wireless carriers and other enterprises.
Executives
Kenny Gunderman director, officer: See Remarks C/O AMERICA'S CAR-MART, INC., 802 SE PLAZA AVE, SUITE 200, BENTONVILLE AR 72712
Michael Friloux officer: EVP - Chief Technology Officer 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Paul Bullington officer: Interim CFO and PFO 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Travis Black officer: Interim PAO 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Carmen Perez-carlton director 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
David L Solomon director 5847 SAN FELIPE SUITE 320, HOUSTON TX 77057
Blake Schuhmacher officer: Principal Accounting Officer 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, BENTON BUILDING, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Daniel L Heard officer: See Remarks 2101 RIVERFRONT DRIVE, SUITE A, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Ronald J. Mudry officer: EVP-Pres of Fiber Operations 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Andrew Frey director 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Scott G. Bruce director 10802 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72211
Windstream Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 4001 RODNEY PARHAM RD., LITTLE ROCK AR 72212
Windstream Services, Llc 10 percent owner 4001 RODNEY PARHAM ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72212
Jennifer S Banner director 214N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Francis X Frantz director ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202