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Sao Martinho (BSP:SMTO3) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sao Martinho Financial Strength?

Sao Martinho 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.

Sao Martinho's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.67. Sao Martinho's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.11. As of today, Sao Martinho's Altman Z-Score is 1.31.


Competitive Comparison of Sao Martinho's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sao Martinho'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.


Sao Martinho's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Sao Martinho 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:

Sao Martinho's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$-136 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$228 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$6,294 Mil.

Sao Martinho'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*227.656/-136.204
=1.67

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

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

Sao Martinho'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
=(793 + 6294.383) / 6369.604
=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.

Sao Martinho has a Z-score of 1.31, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.31 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.


Sao Martinho  (BSP:SMTO3) 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.

Sao Martinho has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sao Martinho (BSP:SMTO3) Business Description

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Address
Fazenda Sao Martinho, Pradopolis, SP, BRA, CEP 14850-000
Sao Martinho SA operates the following segments: sugar, ethanol, electricity, real estate ventures, Yeast, and other products. Sales of sugar and ethanol, both of which the company produces with sugar cane, comprise the vast majority of the company's revenue. Sao Martinho produces sugar and ethanol in its four Brazilian mills. The company derives its sugar cane mostly from its own plantations, agricultural partnerships, shareholders, and related companies. Sao Martinho exports most of its sugar, and it sells most of its ethanol domestically.

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