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Elmer Bancorp (Elmer Bancorp) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Dec. 2007)


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What is Elmer Bancorp Financial Strength?

Elmer Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Elmer Bancorp's interest coverage with the available data. Elmer Bancorp's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was 0.07. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Elmer Bancorp 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:

Elmer Bancorp's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2007 was $-1.26 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was $0.68 Mil.

Elmer Bancorp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is

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

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

Elmer Bancorp's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2007 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0.675) / 10.372
=0.07

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Elmer Bancorp  (OTCPK:ELMA) 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.

Elmer Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Elmer Bancorp (Elmer Bancorp) Business Description

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Address
10 South Main Street, P. O. Box 980, Elmer, NJ, USA, 08318
Elmer Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company incorporated in the State of New Jersey. Its First National Bank of Elmer (the Bank) operates under a national bank charter and provides a complete line of business and personal banking products. The Bank operates through its six full-service offices located in Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties in New Jersey. The majority of the Bank's activities are with customers located within Southern New Jersey.