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Furukawa Electric Co (TSE:5801) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Furukawa Electric Co Financial Strength?

Furukawa Electric Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Furukawa Electric 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.

Furukawa Electric Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.70. Furukawa Electric Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.34. As of today, Furukawa Electric Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.80.


Competitive Comparison of Furukawa Electric Co's Financial Strength

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Furukawa Electric Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Furukawa Electric Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Furukawa Electric Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Furukawa Electric 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:

Furukawa Electric Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-2,389 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円4,057 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円162,757 Mil.

Furukawa Electric Co'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*4057/-2389
=1.70

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. Furukawa Electric 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.

Furukawa Electric Co'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
=(190150 + 162757) / 1048756
=0.34

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.

Furukawa Electric Co has a Z-score of 1.80, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.8 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


Furukawa Electric Co  (TSE:5801) 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.

Furukawa Electric Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Furukawa Electric Co (TSE:5801) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Marunouchi Nakadori Building, 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyodaku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8322
Furukawa Electric Co Ltd offers products related to various industries and technologies. It provides products such as optical fiber cables, indoor conduits, ultra-battery, triple insulated wires, water feeding piping systems and industrial lasers. The company's segments are Telecommunications, Energy and Industrial products, Electronics and Automotive Systems, Metals, Light Metals, Services, and Others. It derives the majority of its revenues from electronics and automotive systems segment. The company operates in Japan, South-East Asia, Korea, Taiwan, India, China and North America.

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