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Snap (SNAP) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Snap Financial Strength?

Snap has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Snap did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Snap's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.77. As of today, Snap's Altman Z-Score is 0.73.


Competitive Comparison of Snap's Financial Strength

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Snap'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.


Snap's Financial Strength Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Snap's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Snap 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:

Snap's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-173 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,183 Mil.

Snap's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Snap did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Snap's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(57.502 + 4183.049) / 5490.296
=0.77

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.

Snap has a Z-score of 0.73, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.73 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.


Snap  (NYSE:SNAP) 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.

Snap has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Snap Business Description

Address
3000 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90405
Snap owns one of the most popular social networking apps, Snapchat, claiming more than 400 million daily active users as of the end of 2023. Snap generates nearly all its revenue from advertising. While only about one quarter of users are in North America, the region accounts for about 65% of sales.
Executives
Michael J. O'sullivan officer: General Counsel C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Rebecca Morrow officer: CAO and Controller C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Derek Andersen officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Eric Young officer: SVP of Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Elizabeth Jenkins director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Robert C. Murphy director, officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Evan Spiegel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Michael Lynton director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Joanna Coles director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jerry James Hunter officer: Senior VP, Engineering 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Patrick Spence director C/O SONOS, INC., 614 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Poppy Thorpe director C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jeremi Gorman officer: Chief Business Officer C/O SNAP INC., 3000 31ST STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Fidel Vargas director 3000 31ST STREET, C/O SNAP INC, SANTA MONICA CA 90405
Jared Grusd officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O SNAP INC., 2772 DONALD DOUGLAS LOOP NORTH, SANTA MONICA CA 90405