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Sonic (SONC) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Aug. 2018)


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What is Sonic Financial Strength?

Sonic has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Sonic's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was 3.75. Sonic's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was 1.61. As of today, Sonic's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Sonic's Financial Strength

For the Restaurants subindustry, Sonic'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.


Sonic's Financial Strength Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sonic 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:

Sonic's Interest Expense for the months ended in Aug. 2018 was $-8.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Aug. 2018 was $32.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $714.5 Mil.

Sonic's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Aug. 2018 )
=-1*32.444/-8.647
=3.75

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

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

Sonic's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Aug. 2018 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(6.704 + 714.481) / 447.016
=1.61

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.

Sonic has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Sonic  (NAS:SONC) 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.

Sonic has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Sonic (SONC) Business Description

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Sonic Corp operates and franchises drive-in restaurants throughout the United States. The restaurants typically consist of a building that houses only a kitchen to go along with 16 to 24 parking spaces that have their own payment terminals, intercom speakers, and menu boards. Carhops serve customers in their cars. Many locations also have a drive-thru lane and patio seating as alternatives. Sonic franchises roughly 90% of its restaurants, and the royalty revenue the company earns on franchise sales contributes roughly a quarter of total company revenue. Company-operated stores provide the balance of total revenue. Sonic owns the property on which hundreds of its restaurants are located. For those properties that house franchised stores, franchisees lease from the company.
Executives
Steven A Davis director 3776 SOUTH HIGH ST, COLUMBUS OH 43207
Lauren R Hobart director 345 COURT STREET, CORAOPOLIS PA 15275
Tony Bartel director 625 WESTPORT PARKWAY, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Kathy L Taylor director C/O FREDERIC DORWART LAWYERS, 124 EAST FOURTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Pedro Claudia San officer: President 300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104
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Todd Whitney Smith officer: President and CMO 300 JOHNNY BENCH DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73104
Craig Jeffrey Miller officer: Former Officer of Subsidiary 5008 HARTRIDGE WAY, GREENSBORO NC 27407
Robert M Rosenberg director
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Douglas N Benham director