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Union Steel Holdings (SGX:ZB9) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Union Steel Holdings Financial Strength?

Union Steel Holdings 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.

Union Steel Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.43. Union Steel Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.38. As of today, Union Steel Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 2.02.


Competitive Comparison of Union Steel Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Waste Management subindustry, Union Steel Holdings'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.


Union Steel Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Union Steel Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Union Steel Holdings 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:

Union Steel Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was S$5.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was S$17.0 Mil.

Union Steel Holdings'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*5.899/-0.794
=7.43

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

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

Union Steel Holdings'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
=(23.757 + 16.962) / 107.06
=0.38

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.

Union Steel Holdings has a Z-score of 2.02, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Union Steel Holdings 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 2.02 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.


Union Steel Holdings  (SGX:ZB9) 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.

Union Steel Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Union Steel Holdings (SGX:ZB9) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
33 Pioneer Road North, Singapore, SGP, 628474
Union Steel Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. Its operating segments are Metals that include import and export of scrap metals, trading, and leasing of metal products; Scaffolding that provides scaffolding services and related consultancy services; Engineering including civil construction and engineering work, manufacturing of motor vehicle bodies, and sale and rental of marine deck equipment; Others that include income from the rental of properties. The company generates the majority of revenue from the Metals segment. Geographically, the company operates mainly in Singapore followed by India, South Africa, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Netherlands, and Others.

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