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Societe Generale Ghana (XGHA:SOGEGH) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Societe Generale Ghana Financial Strength?

Societe Generale Ghana 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:

Societe Generale 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 Societe Generale Ghana's interest coverage with the available data. Societe Generale Ghana's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.60. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Societe Generale 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:

Societe Generale Ghana's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was GHS-55 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 GHS814 Mil.

Societe Generale 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. Societe Generale 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.

Societe Generale 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 + 814.329) / 1355.328
=0.60

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.


Societe Generale Ghana  (XGHA:SOGEGH) 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.

Societe Generale Ghana 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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Societe Generale Ghana (XGHA:SOGEGH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2nd Crescent, Royalt Castle Road, P. O. Box: 13119, Ring Road Central, Accra, GHA
Societe Generale Ghana PLC is a financial institution that provides retail banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and other financial intermediary financial services to individuals and corporate. Its business lines include Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Treasury. The retail banking unit serves the needs of individuals, high net worth clients, and institutional clients. Corporate banking is responsible for providing loans and other credit facilities, as well as mobilizing deposits. The Treasury unit undertakes the bank's funding activities.