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DallasNews (DallasNews) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is DallasNews Financial Strength?

DallasNews 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate DallasNews's interest coverage with the available data. DallasNews's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12. As of today, DallasNews's Altman Z-Score is -7.52.


Competitive Comparison of DallasNews's Financial Strength

For the Publishing subindustry, DallasNews'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.


DallasNews's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



DallasNews 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:

DallasNews's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $16.9 Mil.

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

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

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

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

DallasNews'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 + 16.924) / 135.932
=0.12

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.

DallasNews has a Z-score of -7.52, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -7.52 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.


DallasNews  (NAS:DALN) 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.

DallasNews has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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DallasNews (DallasNews) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
P. O. Box 224866, Dallas, TX, USA, 75222-4866
DallasNews Corp is a local news and information publishing company in Texas with commercial printing, distribution, and direct mail capabilities, as well as a presence in emerging media and digital marketing.
Executives
Dunia A Shive director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Christine E Larkin officer: VP/General Counsel 508 YOUNG ST., DALLAS TX 75202
John A Beckert director C/O A. H. BELO CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 224866, DALLAS TX 75222-4866
Mary K Murray officer: SVP/CFO, Treas. & Asst. Sec'y C/O A. H. BELO CORPORATION, 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Grant Moise officer: SVP/Bus Dev-Dallas MN 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Robert W Decherd director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO
Moroney James M Iii officer: EVP/Publ & CEO Dallas News
Michael Joseph Ohara officer: SVP/CIO 508 YOUNG ST., DALLAS TX 75202
Timothy Michael Storer officer: President/DMV Portfolio 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Julie Kaye Hoagland officer: SVP/Chief People Officer 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Dealey D Herndon director HERNDON, DEALEY D, P O BOX 655237, DALLAS TX 75265-5237
Leslie Nicole Purcell officer: SVP/Chief Digital Officer 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Michael J. Wilson officer: Dallas Morning News Editor 508 YOUNG STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Daniel J Blizzard officer: Senior Vice President 400 SOUTH RECORD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202
Alison K Engel officer: SVP/CFO and Treasurer 400 SOUTH RECORD STREET, DALLAS TX 75202

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