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Ashford (Ashford) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ashford Financial Strength?

Ashford has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Ashford did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Ashford's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.22. As of today, Ashford's Altman Z-Score is -0.11.


Competitive Comparison of Ashford's Financial Strength

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ashford'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.


Ashford's Financial Strength Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ashford's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ashford 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:

Ashford's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $154.6 Mil.

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

Ashford 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.

Ashford'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
=(8.984 + 154.585) / 750.992
=0.22

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.

Ashford has a Z-score of -0.11, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.11 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.


Ashford  (AMEX:AINC) 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.

Ashford has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Ashford (Ashford) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14185 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254
Ashford Inc is a provider of asset management and advisory services to other entities, primarily within the hospitality industry. The company's operating segments include REIT Advisory, Remington, Premier, INSPIRE, RED and OpenKey, and Corporate and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Remington segment. INSPIRE segment provides event technology and creative communications solutions services. The REIT Advisory segment provides asset management and advisory services to other entities. Its Remington segment provides hotel management services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and also has a presence in Mexico and All other countries.
Executives
Darrell T Hail director 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Jeremy Welter officer: EVP - Asset Management 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Alex Rose officer: Exec. VP, GC and Secretary 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75254
Deric S Eubanks officer: CFO and Treasurer 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Robert G. Haiman officer: Exec. VP, GC and Secretary 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Mark Nunneley officer: Chief Accounting Officer 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc 10 percent owner 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
W Michael Murphy director 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Hays J Robison Iii officer: Chief Strategy Officer 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Archie Jr Bennett 10 percent owner 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Ashford Hospitality Lp 10 percent owner 14180 DALLAS PARKWAY, 9TH FLOOR, DALLAS TX 75254
Uno Immanivong director 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Richard J Stockton other: CEO of Ashford Hosp. Prime Inc 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Ashford Op Ltd Partner Llc 10 percent owner 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Brian Wheeler director 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254