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Ascent Capital Group (Ascent Capital Group) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Jun. 2019)


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What is Ascent Capital Group Financial Strength?

Ascent Capital Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Ascent Capital Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.44. Ascent Capital Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was 0.00. As of today, Ascent Capital Group's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Ascent Capital Group's Financial Strength

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* 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.


Ascent Capital Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ascent Capital Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Capital Group's Financial Strength falls into.



Ascent Capital 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:

Ascent Capital Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2019 was $-40.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2019 was $17.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 was $0.0 Mil.

Ascent Capital Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2019 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2019 )
=-1*17.93/-40.521
=0.44

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

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

Ascent Capital Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2019 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2019 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.098 + 0) / 512.364
=0.00

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.

Ascent Capital Group has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Ascent Capital Group  (OTCPK:ASCMA) 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.

Ascent Capital Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Ascent Capital Group (Ascent Capital Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 1000, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, 80111
Ascent Capital Group Inc is a provider of security systems and security monitoring services. The company operates two segments: monitronics and livewatch. Monitronics offers security alarm services, including monitoring signals arising from burglaries, fires, and medical alerts, and provides customer services and technical support. The company outsources the installation and most field services to its dealers and focuses on fees charged under alarm-monitoring contracts. Livewatch is a do-it-yourself home security provider that generates revenue through the sale of equipment and monitoring contracts. The company operates in the United States of America and Canada.
Executives
Thomas Patrick Mcmillin director C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
John C Malone 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Jeffery R Gardner director, officer: Executive Vice President ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
William R Fitzgerald director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 2431 EAST 61ST STREET STE 800, TULSA OK 74136
Charles Y Tanabe director 123 LIBERTY BLVD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brigade Capital Management, Lp 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Capital Management Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 399 PARK AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan Donald E Iii 10 percent owner C/O BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 717 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1301, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner ONE NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005
Ahmet H Okumus 10 percent owner C/O OKUMUS FUND MANAGEMENT LTD., 767 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Okumus Fund Management Ltd. 10 percent owner 767 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Okumus Opportunistic Value Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner CRAIGMUIR CHAMBERS, SUITE 71, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG 1110
Carl E Vogel director C/O SIRIUS XM RADIO INC., 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Brian Deevy director C/O TICKETMASTER, 8800 WEST SUNSET BLVD., WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
Richard Walker officer: Executive Vice President C/O SERVICESOURCE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 717 17TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80202

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