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Sinclair (Sinclair) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.32% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Sinclair Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Sinclair's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.32%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Sinclair's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Entertainment subindustry, Sinclair's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


Sinclair's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sinclair's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sinclair's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Sinclair Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-5.74

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.32%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Sinclair  (NAS:SBGI) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Sinclair (Sinclair) Business Description

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Address
10706 Beaver Dam Road, Hunt Valley, MD, USA, 21030
Sinclair Broadcast Group is the second-largest television station operator in the U.S., with 185 stations in 86 markets. Of the firm's roughly 600 channels, 150 are affiliated with the four national broadcasters—Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC—with over 80 other channels on networks aligned with The CW (Nexstar) and MyNetworkTV (Fox). The firm also owns the Tennis Channel and four multicast networks. Via the 2019 purchase of the Fox regional sports networks from Disney, Sinclair is now the largest owner of Diamond Sports, which operates regional sports networks. Diamond Sports sought bankruptcy protection in early 2023.
Executives
David B Gibber officer: SVP & General Counsel 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, HUNT VALLEY MD 21030
Howard E Friedman director 6201 GREEN MEADOW WAY, BALTIMORE MD 21209
Jeffrey Edward Lewis officer: Chief Compliance Officer 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, HUNT VALLEY MD 21030
Benjamin Sr Carson director PO BOX 3599, BATTLE CREEK MI 49016-3599
Lawrence E Mccanna director 36 S CHARLES ST, STE 1800, BALTIMORE MD 21201
Frederick G Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President 10706 BEAVER DAM RD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030
J Duncan Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: Secretary 10706 BEAVER DAM RD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030
Laurie R Beyer director 6331 FALCONWOOD STREET, MIDDLE RIVER MD 21220
David D Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, 2000 WEST 41ST ST, BALTIMORE MD 21211-1420
Justin Leroy Bray officer: VP & Treasurer 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, HUNT VALLEY MD 21030
David R Bochenek officer: Controller and CAO 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030
Barry Faber officer: Vice President-General Counsel 10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21203
Lucy Rutishauser officer: Treasurer and VP Corp. Finance 10706 BEAVER DAM RD, COCKEYSVILLE MD 21203
Daniel C Keith director 102 W PENNSYLVANIA AVE, STE 501, TOWSON MD 21204
Benson E Legg director 393 SILVER MOSS DRIVE, VERO BEACH FL 32963