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Zuari Agro Chemicals (BOM:534742) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zuari Agro Chemicals Financial Strength?

Zuari Agro Chemicals has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Zuari Agro Chemicals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.05. Zuari Agro Chemicals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Zuari Agro Chemicals's Altman Z-Score is 0.88.


Competitive Comparison of Zuari Agro Chemicals's Financial Strength

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Zuari Agro Chemicals'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.


Zuari Agro Chemicals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Zuari Agro Chemicals's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Zuari Agro Chemicals 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:

Zuari Agro Chemicals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-488 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹510 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹0 Mil.

Zuari Agro Chemicals'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*510.3/-488
=1.05

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

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

Zuari Agro Chemicals'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 + 0) / 33737.6
=0.00

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.

Zuari Agro Chemicals has a Z-score of 0.88, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.88 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.


Zuari Agro Chemicals  (BOM:534742) 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.

Zuari Agro Chemicals has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Zuari Agro Chemicals (BOM:534742) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Off Cubbon Road, No. 28, Union Street, Adventz Centre, 3rd Floor, Bangalore, KA, IND, 560 001
Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd is a manufacturer of organic and inorganic fertilizers. Its products are marketed under the Jai Kisaan brand. The company produces complex fertilizers of various grades along with seeds, pesticides, micro nutrients, and specialty fertilizers. In addition, it also acts as an importer of fertilizers and farm nutrients. The group operates through one geographical segment which is India.

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