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Standard Chartered Bank Ghana (XGHA:SCB) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Financial Strength?

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana 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:

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Standard Chartered Bank Ghana's interest coverage with the available data. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.21. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Standard Chartered Bank Ghana 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:

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was GHS-66 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was GHS0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was GHS416 Mil.

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana'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
=(0 + 416.074) / 1949.144
=0.21

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Standard Chartered Bank Ghana  (XGHA:SCB) 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.

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana 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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Standard Chartered Bank Ghana (XGHA:SCB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
87 Independence Avenue, P.O. Box 768, Standard Chartered Bank Building, Accra, GHA
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC is a banking corporation registered in Ghana. It provides various banking services including personal banking, private banking, and business banking. The company manages its business into four segments namely, Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking, and Private Banking. It generates maximum revenue from the Corporate & Institutional Banking segment. The company's services include savings, loans, mortgages, credit cards, insurance, and investment opportunities for individual customers. It focuses on offering financial solutions to small-medium enterprises, corporates, and financial institutions.