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Spectra Systems (LSE:SPSY) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Spectra Systems Financial Strength?

Spectra Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Spectra Systems Corp shows strong financial strength.

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 Spectra Systems's interest coverage with the available data. Spectra Systems's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.07. As of today, Spectra Systems's Altman Z-Score is 9.75.


Competitive Comparison of Spectra Systems's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Spectra Systems'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.


Spectra Systems's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Spectra Systems's Financial Strength falls into.



Spectra Systems 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:

Spectra Systems's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was £0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2023 was £4.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was £1.05 Mil.

Spectra Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Spectra Systems's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Spectra Systems Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Spectra Systems's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.31 + 1.045) / 18.408
=0.07

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.

Spectra Systems has a Z-score of 9.75, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 9.75 is strong.

* 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.


Spectra Systems  (LSE:SPSY) 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.

Spectra Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Spectra Systems (LSE:SPSY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40 Westminster Street, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI, USA, 02903
Spectra Systems Corp invents, develops, manufactures, and markets technology-based products used to authenticate and process banknotes and also offers secure software products for gaming. The company has divided its business into Authentication Systems, Banknote cleaning technology, and Secure transactions.

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