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Astec Industries (Astec Industries) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Astec Industries Financial Strength?

Astec Industries has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Astec Industries Inc shows strong financial strength.

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.

Astec Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.76. Astec Industries's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.06. As of today, Astec Industries's Altman Z-Score is 4.06.


Competitive Comparison of Astec Industries's Financial Strength

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Astec Industries'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.


Astec Industries's Financial Strength Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Astec Industries's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Astec Industries 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:

Astec Industries's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $72 Mil.

Astec Industries'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*19.4/-2.5
=7.76

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

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

Astec Industries'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
=(11.1 + 72) / 1348.8
=0.06

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.

Astec Industries has a Z-score of 4.06, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.06 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.


Astec Industries  (NAS:ASTE) 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.

Astec Industries has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Astec Industries (Astec Industries) Business Description

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Address
1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37421
Astec Industries Inc designs and manufactures equipment and components used primarily in road construction and other development activities. Its products are used through the entire process of building roads, from mining and crushing materials to creating the road surface. The company manufactures a line of plants, pavers, vehicles, and machines to mix and transform materials into construction components. It has two operating segments: infrastructure solutions and materials solutions. The majority of sales are derived from the United States. Its customers are asphalt producers, highway and heavy equipment contractors, ready mix concrete producers, demolition recycling markets, sand and gravel producers, open mine operators, quarry operators, and others.
Executives
Winford James Murphy Jr director 213 NORMANDIE DRIVE, OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Barend Snyman officer: Group President 3906 LOBLOLLY LANE, VALDOSTA GA 31601
Nalin Jain director 30 ISABELLA ST., PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp director 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Mark Joseph Gliebe director 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Linda I. Knoll director 5800 KNOB HILL CR, CLARKSON TN 48348
Litchfield Matthew T Sr officer: Chief Information Officer 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Timothy A Averkamp officer: Group President 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Merwe Jaco Van Der officer: Group President 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Anshu Pasricha officer: GC and Corp Secretary 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Mary L Howell director 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE 400, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tracey H Cook director 1725 SHEPHERD RD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Bradley Southern director 1610 WEST END AVENUE, NASHVILLE TN 37203
James B Baker director 1725 SHEPHERD ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Glenwood Dorey director PO BOX 50085, WATSONVILLE CA 95077-5085