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Letong Chemical Co (SZSE:002319) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Letong Chemical Co Financial Strength?

Letong Chemical Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Letong Chemical Co Ltd displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Letong Chemical Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Letong Chemical Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.55. As of today, Letong Chemical Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.41.


Competitive Comparison of Letong Chemical Co's Financial Strength

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Letong Chemical Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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Letong Chemical Co 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:

Letong Chemical Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-3.7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-2.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1.1 Mil.

Letong Chemical Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Letong Chemical Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Letong Chemical Co Ltds earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

Letong Chemical Co'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
=(196.787 + 1.131) / 359.216
=0.55

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.

Letong Chemical Co has a Z-score of 2.41, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Letong Chemical Co 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 2.41 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.


Letong Chemical Co  (SZSE:002319) 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.

Letong Chemical Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Letong Chemical Co (SZSE:002319) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Letong Industrial Park, Jinding Guantang, Guangdong Province, Zhuhai, CHN, 519085
Letong Chemical Co Ltd is engaged in the research, development, production, and sales of medium and high grade ink coatings. The products of the company include ink series, powder coating, automotive coating, and color matching system.

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