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Better Home & Finance Holding Co (Better Home & Finance Holding Co) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Better Home & Finance Holding Co Financial Strength?

Better Home & Finance Holding Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Better Home & Finance Holding Co 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Better Home & Finance Holding Co's interest coverage with the available data. Better Home & Finance Holding Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.18. As of today, Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z-Score is -3.65.

Competitive Comparison of Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Financial Strength

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Better Home & Finance Holding Co'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.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Financial Strength falls into.


Better Home & Finance Holding Co 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:

Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-51.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $543.96 Mil.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Better Home & Finance Holding Co'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.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(126.161 + 543.957) / 108.42
=6.18

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.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co has a Z-score of -3.65, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.65 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.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co  (NAS:BETR) 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.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Better Home & Finance Holding Co (Better Home & Finance Holding Co) Business Description

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
175 Greenwich street, 3 World trade center, 57th floor, New York, NY, USA, 10007
Website
https://www.better.com
Better Home & Finance Holding Co is a digital-first homeownership company whose services included mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowners insurance. The company has combined technology innovation and fresh thinking with a deep customer focus with the goal to revolutionize the homeownership industry.
Executives
Activant Ventures Iii Opportunities Fund 6, Lp director, 10 percent owner 323 RAILROAD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Sb Management Ltd 10 percent owner 9TH FLOOR, AL SILA TOWER, ADGM SQUARE, AL MARYAH ISLAND, ABU DHABI C0 NA
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Kevin J Ryan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WESLEY JESSEN VISIONCARE INC, 333 EAST HOWARD AVE, DES PLAINES IL 60018-5903
Vishal Garg director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MRU HOLDINGS, INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
J. Calamari Nicholas officer: CAO and Senior Counsel 450 PARK AVE, STE. 2702, NEW YORK NY 10022
Activant Ventures Iii, Lp director, 10 percent owner 323 RAILROAD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Activant Ventures Iii Opportunities Fund 1, Lp director, 10 percent owner 323 RAILROAD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Activant Ventures Iii Opportunities Fund 2, Lp director, 10 percent owner 323 RAILROAD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Activant Ventures Iii Opportunities Fund 3, Lp director, 10 percent owner 323 RAILROAD AVE., 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Activant Ventures Iii Opportunities Fund 4, Lp director, 10 percent owner 323 RAILROAD AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
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Paula Tuffin officer: General Counsel and CCO 3 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 175 GREENWICH ST 57TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Svf Ii Beaver (de) Llc 10 percent owner 300 EL CAMINO REAL, MENLO PARK CA 94025
1/0 Mortgage Investment, Llc other: Shareholder 60 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 3014, NEW YORK NY 10165