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Tatung Co (TPE:2371) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Tatung Co Financial Strength?

Tatung Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

Tatung 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.

Tatung Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.92. Tatung Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.96. As of today, Tatung Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.95.


Competitive Comparison of Tatung Co's Financial Strength

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Tatung Co'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.


Tatung Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Tatung Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tatung Co's Financial Strength falls into.



Tatung 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:

Tatung Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-221 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$424 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$31,016 Mil.

Tatung Co'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*424.115/-221.105
=1.92

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. Tatung Co Ltd interest coverage is 1.31, which is low.

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

Tatung 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
=(10457.177 + 31015.528) / 43281.656
=0.96

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.

Tatung Co has a Z-score of 1.95, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Tatung 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 1.95 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.


Tatung Co  (TPE:2371) 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.

Tatung Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Tatung Co (TPE:2371) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 22, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road, Taipei, TWN, 104427
Tatung Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based conglomerate that primarily operates through the following business groups. The Optoelectronics business group manufactures TFD - LCD, small and medium-sized panels. The consumer business group produces digital entertainment products, Internet of Things products, air conditioners, home appliances, LED TVs, and other products. The Machinery and system business group is engaged in areas such as the Internet of Things and smart grid, new energy systems, motors, machinery and energy systems.; and the Real estate segments. The company generates most of its revenue from Taiwan, China, and Asia.

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