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Avid Technology (Avid Technology) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Avid Technology Financial Strength?

Avid Technology has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Avid Technology Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Avid Technology did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Avid Technology's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.65. As of today, Avid Technology's Altman Z-Score is -1.96.


Competitive Comparison of Avid Technology's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Avid Technology'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.


Avid Technology's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Avid Technology's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avid Technology 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:

Avid Technology's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-5.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-2.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $222.4 Mil.

Avid Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Avid Technology did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Avid Technology Inc interest coverage is 1.39, which is low.

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

Avid Technology's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(14.242 + 222.377) / 364.036
=0.65

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.

Avid Technology has a Z-score of -1.96, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.96 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.


Avid Technology  (NAS:AVID) 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.

Avid Technology has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Avid Technology (Avid Technology) Business Description

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Address
75 Blue Sky Drive, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Avid Technology Inc develops and sells software and hardware for digital media production and management. Its products are used in production, film studios, cable television stations, recording studios, and other agencies. The company has operations in the U.S.; the Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and Asia-Pacific. Most of its revenue is split fairly evenly between the U.S. and EMEA. The company's products are organized into suites, including Artist Suite, which includes video editing and digital audio workstations; Media Suite, which provides newsroom management solutions; Studio Suite, which provides tools for on-air programming; and Storage Suite, which provides products for digital storage. It derives most of the revenue from video and audio products and services.
Executives
Kenneth L Gayron officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 34212
Timothy Claman officer: SVP & GM Video Post & Storage 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Cordiner Tom J. A. officer: SVP of Global Sales PINEWOOD ROAD, IVER HEATH, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND X0 01803
David Toomey officer: SVP & GM Audio and Music 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01830
Mariesa Victoria officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Christian Asmar director 152 WEST 57TH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10019
Dana Ruzicka officer: VP, Chief Product Officer 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Nancy Hawthorne director AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Robert M Bakish director AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Lior Netzer officer: SVP & GM, Media & Cloud 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Kevin W. Riley officer: Chief Technology Officer 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Garrard Brown officer: Chief Accounting Officer, other: Principal Accounting Officer AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Jason A Duva officer: Senior VP & General Counsel, other: Corporate Secretary AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Lauren Taylor Wolfe 10 percent owner 3100 CUMBERLAND BOULEVARD, SUITE 1700, ATLANTA GA 30339
Impactive Capital Llc 10 percent owner 152 WEST 57TH, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10019