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Auction Technology Group (LSE:ATG) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Auction Technology Group Financial Strength?

Auction Technology Group 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.

Auction Technology Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.61. Auction Technology Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.88. As of today, Auction Technology Group's Altman Z-Score is 2.52.


Competitive Comparison of Auction Technology Group's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Auction Technology Group'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.


Auction Technology Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Auction Technology 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:

Auction Technology Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was £-6.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was £10.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was £126.1 Mil.

Auction Technology Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*10.524/-6.545
=1.61

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

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

Auction Technology Group'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
=(24.711 + 126.139) / 172.044
=0.88

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.

Auction Technology Group has a Z-score of 2.52, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Auction Technology Group is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.52 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Auction Technology Group  (LSE:ATG) 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.

Auction Technology Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Auction Technology Group (LSE:ATG) Business Description

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Address
65 Southwark Street, The Harlequin Building, London, GBR, SE1 0HR
Auction Technology Group PLC is engaged in the provision of auction technology software and related services to auction houses and other customers. Its goal is to simplify and integrate multiple parts of the online auction process, from the cataloguing of items to marketing, auction hosting, bidding and recent payment solutions. The group has four segments namely Arts and Antiques, Industrial and Commercial, Auction services, and Content. The majority of revenue is generated from Art & Antiques segment. Geographically the company serves the United Kingdom, Germany, and USA, where the majority of revenue is generated from USA.

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