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AAK AB (AAK AB) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AAK AB Financial Strength?

AAK AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

AAK AB shows strong financial strength.

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.

AAK AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 15.11. AAK AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09. As of today, AAK AB's Altman Z-Score is 5.27.


Competitive Comparison of AAK AB's Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, AAK AB'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.


AAK AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, AAK AB's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AAK AB's Financial Strength falls into.



AAK AB 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:

AAK AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $120 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $250 Mil.

AAK AB'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*120.446/-7.972
=15.11

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

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

AAK AB'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
=(135.334 + 249.729) / 4271.512
=0.09

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.

AAK AB has a Z-score of 5.27, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 5.27 is strong.

* 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.


AAK AB  (OTCPK:ARHUF) 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.

AAK AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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AAK AB (AAK AB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Skrivaregatan 9, Malmo, SWE, SE-215 32
AAK AB is a Swedish refined vegetable oils producer with sales operations around the world. The company has three business segments: Food ingredients, Chocolate & confectionery fats, and Technical products & feed. The food ingredients segment provides solutions to the bakery, dairy, nutrition, plant-based, & food service industries. The Chocolate & Confectionery Fats segment mainly serves manufacturers of chocolate, spreads, & fillings products as well as customers in the personal care industry. Technical Products & Feed segment provides a growing range of specialized solutions, responding to an increased demand for natural ingredients & sustainability. The majority is from the Food ingredients segment.