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Ziff Davis (Ziff Davis) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ziff Davis Financial Strength?

Ziff Davis 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.

Ziff Davis's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 35.86. Ziff Davis's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64. As of today, Ziff Davis's Altman Z-Score is 2.29.


Competitive Comparison of Ziff Davis's Financial Strength

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Ziff Davis'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.


Ziff Davis's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Ziff Davis 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:

Ziff Davis's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $81 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,001 Mil.

Ziff Davis'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*80.72/-2.251
=35.86

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

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

Ziff Davis'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 + 1001.312) / 1559.54
=0.64

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.

Ziff Davis has a Z-score of 2.29, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Ziff Davis is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.29 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Ziff Davis  (NAS:ZD) 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.

Ziff Davis has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Ziff Davis (Ziff Davis) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
114 5th Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY 10011
Ziff Davis is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity, and martech.
Executives
Vivek Shah director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O J2 GLOBAL, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, SUITE 500, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Sarah Ann Fay director 5 GORHAN AVENUE, BROOKLINE MA 02445
Layth Taki officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
W Brian Kretzmer director 26110 ENTERPRISE WAY, STE 200, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Jeremy Rossen officer: VP/General Counsel ZIFF DAVIS INC, 114 5TH AVE,14TH AND 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Bret Richter officer: Chief Financial Officer 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10001
Teresa A Harris director 1820 E BIG BEAVER RD, TROY MI 48083
R Scott Turicchi officer: President C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Douglas Y Bech director C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC, 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD/LEGAL DEPT - 5TH FL., LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Richard S Ressler director, 10 percent owner C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
Pamela Sutton-wallace director 197 VAN VORST ST, APT 1505, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Scott C Taylor director 20330 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
Stephen Ross director
Robert J Cresci director
Jon Miller director C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC, 141 NEEDHAM STREET, NEWTON MA 02464