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National Industries Co KSC (KUW:NICBM) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is National Industries Co KSC Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

National Industries Co KSC 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.

National Industries Co KSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 88.21. National Industries Co KSC's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09. As of today, National Industries Co KSC's Altman Z-Score is 2.31.


Competitive Comparison of National Industries Co KSC's Financial Strength

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, National Industries Co KSC'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.


National Industries Co KSC's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, National Industries Co KSC's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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National Industries Co KSC 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:

National Industries Co KSC's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD2.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.80 Mil.

National Industries Co KSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*2.47/-0.028
=88.21

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

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

National Industries Co KSC's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(4.025 + 0.798) / 51.804
=0.09

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.

National Industries Co KSC has a Z-score of 2.31, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that National Industries Co KSC 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 2.31 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.


National Industries Co KSC  (KUW:NICBM) 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.

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


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National Industries Co KSC (KUW:NICBM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jahra Road and International Airport Road, South Shuwaikh, PO Box 3314, Safat, Kuwait City, KWT, 13034
National Industries Co KSC is a company specializing in the manufacture and marketing of building materials and infrastructure products in the State of Kuwait. The business has four business segments which include building materials and contracting services, the Oil sector, Real estate, and investments. The majority of its revenue derives from the building materials and contracting services segment.

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