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AST SpaceMobile (AST SpaceMobile) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AST SpaceMobile Financial Strength?

AST SpaceMobile has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate AST SpaceMobile's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, AST SpaceMobile's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of AST SpaceMobile's Financial Strength

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, AST SpaceMobile'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.


AST SpaceMobile's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AST SpaceMobile's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



AST SpaceMobile 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:

AST SpaceMobile's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-60.88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $71.15 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate AST SpaceMobile's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

AST SpaceMobile'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
=(1.72 + 71.152) / 0
=N/A

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.

AST SpaceMobile 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.


AST SpaceMobile  (NAS:ASTS) 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.

AST SpaceMobile has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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AST SpaceMobile (AST SpaceMobile) Business Description

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Address
2901 Enterprise Lane, Midland Intl. Air & Space Port, Midland, TX, USA, 79706
AST SpaceMobile Inc is a satellite designer and manufacturer. The company is building a cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices, and off-the-shelf mobile phones based on extensive IP and patent portfolio. It has focused on eliminating the connectivity gaps faced by mobile subscribers and finally bringing broadband to the billions who remain unconnected.
Executives
Adriana Cisneros director 700 NW 1ST AVENUE, SUITE 1700, MIAMI FL 33136
Sean R. Wallace officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Shanti B. Gupta officer: Chief Accounting Officer AST SCIENCE MIDLAND INTL AIR&SPACE PORT, 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND TX 79706
Atc Trs Ii Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
American Tower Corp /ma/ other: Member of 10% owner group 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA 02116
Invesat Llc 10 percent owner 700 NW 1ST AVENUE, SUITE 1700, MIAMI FL 33136
Richard Sarnoff director C/O AUDIBLE INC, 65 WILLOWBROOK BLVD, WAYNE NJ 07470
Vodafone Ventures Ltd 10 percent owner VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY X0 RG14 2FN
Brian Heller officer: EVP, GC & Secretary C/O AST SPACEMOBILE 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT, MIDLAND TX 79706
Tareq Amin director C/O AST SPACEMOBILE 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT, MIDLAND TX 79706
Luke Ibbetson director C/O AST SPACEMOBILE 2901 ENTERPRISE LANE, MIDLAND INTL. AIR & SPACE PORT, MIDLAND TX 79706
Ronald L Rubin director 601 CLEARWATER PARK RD, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Gustavo A Cisneros 10 percent owner FINSER CORP, 550 BILTMORE WAY, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Vodafone Group Public Ltd Co 10 percent owner VODAFONE HOUSE, THE CONNECTION, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE X0 RG14 2FN
Hiroshi Mikitani director C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 5000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107