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McColl's Retail Group (LSE:MCLS) Financial Strength : 0 (As of May. 2021)


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What is McColl's Retail Group Financial Strength?

McColl's Retail Group 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.

McColl's Retail Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was 0.65. McColl's Retail Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was 0.28. As of today, McColl's Retail Group's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of McColl's Retail Group's Financial Strength

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McColl's Retail Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, McColl's Retail Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where McColl's Retail Group's Financial Strength falls into.



McColl's Retail Group 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:

McColl's Retail Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in May. 2021 was £-9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in May. 2021 was £6 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 was £292 Mil.

McColl's Retail Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: May. 2021 )/Interest Expense (Q: May. 2021 )
=-1*5.5/-8.5
=0.65

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

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

McColl's Retail Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2021 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: May. 2021 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(31.1 + 292.4) / 1145.4
=0.28

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.

McColl's Retail Group has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


McColl's Retail Group  (LSE:MCLS) 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.

McColl's Retail Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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McColl's Retail Group (LSE:MCLS) Business Description

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Address
One London Road, Ground Floor West, Brentwood, Essex, GBR, CM14 4QW
McColl's Retail Group PLC is a retailer operator of convenience and newsagent stores. The company's products and services include everyday groceries, milk, baked beans, fruit pots, snacks, and ready meals, Lotto, Paypoint, and beers, wines, and spirits. The group operates more than 800 convenience stores and approximately 400 newsagent stores. It derives most of the revenue from convenience stores.

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