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Acorn Energy (Acorn Energy) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Acorn Energy Financial Strength?

Acorn Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

Acorn Energy Inc 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 Acorn Energy's interest coverage with the available data. Acorn Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02. As of today, Acorn Energy's Altman Z-Score is -22.24.


Competitive Comparison of Acorn Energy's Financial Strength

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Acorn Energy'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.


Acorn Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Acorn Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acorn Energy 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:

Acorn Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.10 Mil.

Acorn Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Acorn Energy'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. Acorn Energy Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Acorn Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.123 + 0.098) / 9
=0.02

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.

Acorn Energy has a Z-score of -22.24, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -22.24 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.


Acorn Energy  (OTCPK:ACFN) 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.

Acorn Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Acorn Energy (Acorn Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1000 N West Street, Suite 1200, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19801
Acorn Energy Inc is a holding company which focuses on technology-driven solutions for energy infrastructure asset management. It operates through two segments namely, the PG segment and the CP segment. PG segment provides wireless remote monitoring and control systems and services for critical assets as well as Internet of Things applications which account for majority of the revenue. CP segment is engaged in providing remote monitoring of cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines for gas utilities and pipeline companies.
Executives
Tracy Simmons Clifford officer: CFO 10 N. ADGER'S WHARF, CHARLESTON SC 29401
Jan H Loeb director, officer: President and CEO LEAP TIDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 10451 MILL RUN CIRCLE SUITE 400, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Peter Rabover director C/O ARTKO CAPITAL LLC, 1091 E BAYAUD AVE, APT W2808, DENVER CO 80209
Gary Mohr director C/O UE SYSTEMS INC., 14 HAYES STREET, ELMSFORD NY 10532
Leap Tide Capital Acorn Llc 10 percent owner 10451 MILL RUN CIRCLE, SUITE 400, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Walter Iv Czarnecki officer: OmniMetrix LLC President & CEO OMNIMETRIX, LLC, 4295 HAMILTON MILL ROAD, SUITE 100, BUFORD GA 30518
Michael Osterer director C/O UE SYSTEMS INC., 14 HAYES STREET, ELMSFORD NY 10532
Woolard Edgar S Jr director C/O NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC., 11 WALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
John A Moore officer: Chief Executive Officer 403 MARSH LANE, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Christopher E Clouser director C/O ACORN ENERGY, INC., 4 WEST ROCKLAND RD, MONTCHANIN DE 19710
Mannie L Jackson director ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 2550, NEW YORK NY 10111-0242
Mark A Bashforth officer: CEO and President of USSI C/O ACORN ENERGY, INC., 3903 CENTERVILLE ROAD, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Andy Sassine director 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Mckee Robert E Iii director 14927 SANDALFOOT, HOUSTON TX 77095
Deena Redding officer: President of OmniMetrix, LLC OMNIMETRIX, LLC, 5225 BELLE WOOD COURT, BUFORD GA 30518

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