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Daily Journal (Daily Journal) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Daily Journal Financial Strength?

Daily Journal has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Daily Journal's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.18. Daily Journal's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.11. As of today, Daily Journal's Altman Z-Score is 4.29.


Competitive Comparison of Daily Journal's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Daily Journal'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.


Daily Journal's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Daily Journal 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:

Daily Journal's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.14 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $71.08 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*0.203/-1.142
=0.18

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

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

Daily Journal'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 + 71.079) / 63.972
=1.11

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.

Daily Journal has a Z-score of 4.29, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.29 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.


Daily Journal  (NAS:DJCO) 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.

Daily Journal has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Daily Journal (Daily Journal) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
915 East First Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90012
Daily Journal Corp publishes newspapers and websites covering California and Arizona and produces several specialized information services. The company operates in two segments: Traditional business and Journal Technologies. It also serves as a newspaper representative specializing in public notice advertising. The majority of revenue is generated from the Journal Technologies segment.
Executives
Gerald L Salzman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O DAILY JOURNAL, 915 E. FIRST STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Guerin John Patrick Et Al director, 10 percent owner 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071-1560
Mary Conlin director P.O. BOX 1516, PACIFIC PALISADES CA 90272
Charles T Munger director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 355 S GRAND AV, 34TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Munger, Marshall & Co., A California Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071