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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Via Renewables Financial Strength?

Via Renewables has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Via Renewables's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.98. Via Renewables's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24. As of today, Via Renewables's Altman Z-Score is 2.38.


Competitive Comparison of Via Renewables's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Via Renewables'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.


Via Renewables's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Via Renewables's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Via Renewables 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:

Via Renewables's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $97.0 Mil.

Via Renewables'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*5.618/-1.41
=3.98

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

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

Via Renewables'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 + 97) / 406.808
=0.24

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.

Via Renewables has a Z-score of 2.38, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Via Renewables is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.38 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Via Renewables  (NAS:VIA) 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.

Via Renewables has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12140 Wickchester Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
Via Renewables Inc is an independent retail energy services company. It provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for natural gas and electricity. Via Renewables offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives. Its segments are Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The key revenue is derived from the Retail Electricity segment in which the company purchase electricity supply through physical and financial transactions with market counterparties and ISOs and supplies electricity to residential and commercial consumers pursuant to fixed-price and variable-price contracts.
Executives
Andrew Stephen Kennedy director 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Maxwell W Keith Iii director, 10 percent owner 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Amanda Bush director 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77057
Barbara Clay officer: Acting General Counsel and Sec C/O GOOD COUNSEL SERVICES, LLC, 111 FARMS ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06903
Mike Barajas officer: Chief Financial Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Paul Konikowski officer: Chief Operating Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Jones James G Ii director 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Evans Nick W Jr director 6205 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kevin M Mcminn officer: Chief Operating Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Nathan Kroeker director, officer: See Remarks 12160 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Gil Melman officer: See Remarks 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Jason K. Garrett officer: Executive Vice President 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77042
Robert Lawrence Lane officer: Vice President and CFO 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Kenneth Michael Hartwick director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Electric Holdco, Llc 10 percent owner 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079