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AF Gruppen ASA (OSL:AFG) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AF Gruppen ASA Financial Strength?

AF Gruppen ASA has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

AF Gruppen ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.44. AF Gruppen ASA's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.04. As of today, AF Gruppen ASA's Altman Z-Score is 2.87.


Competitive Comparison of AF Gruppen ASA's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, AF Gruppen ASA'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.


AF Gruppen ASA's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, AF Gruppen ASA's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AF Gruppen ASA's Financial Strength falls into.



AF Gruppen ASA 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:

AF Gruppen ASA's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-18 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr260 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr759 Mil.

AF Gruppen ASA'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*260/-18
=14.44

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

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

AF Gruppen ASA'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
=(578 + 759) / 32012
=0.04

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.

AF Gruppen ASA has a Z-score of 2.87, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that AF Gruppen ASA 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 2.87 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.


AF Gruppen ASA  (OSL:AFG) 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.

AF Gruppen ASA has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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AF Gruppen ASA (OSL:AFG) Business Description

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Address
Innspurten 15, P.O. box 6272, Oslo, NOR, 0663
AF Gruppen ASA A is one of Norway's leading contracting and industrial groups. It provides civil engineering and services geared toward environmental, building, and energy markets. The company conducts projects related to roads, railways, ports, power, and energy development. For buildings and property development, its services span the entire value chain, and resources are utilized for planning and execution. The majority of revenue comes from traditional building activities, including new projects and rehabilitation ventures. Environmental services revolve around demolition, removal, and environmental clean-up of buildings and industrial plants. AF Gruppen's customers are primarily public agencies and private companies.