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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bel Fuse Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Bel Fuse Inc 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.

Bel Fuse's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 45.26. Bel Fuse's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14. As of today, Bel Fuse's Altman Z-Score is 4.92.


Competitive Comparison of Bel Fuse's Financial Strength

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Bel Fuse'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.


Bel Fuse's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Bel Fuse's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bel Fuse's Financial Strength falls into.



Bel Fuse 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:

Bel Fuse's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $20.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $74.2 Mil.

Bel Fuse'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*20.275/-0.448
=45.26

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

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

Bel Fuse'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
=(6.35 + 74.212) / 560.04
=0.14

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.

Bel Fuse has a Z-score of 4.92, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.92 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.


Bel Fuse  (NAS:BELFB) 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.

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


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Bel Fuse (Bel Fuse) Business Description

Address
206 Van Vorst Street, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07302
Bel Fuse Inc designs and manufactures electronic components that protect and connect electronic circuits. Its product portfolio is divided into three categories: magnetic solutions, power solutions & protection, and connectivity solutions. These products are used for the computer, networking, telecommunications, transportation and defense/aerospace, automotive, medical, and consumer electronics industries. Its geographical segments are the United States, Macao, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and All other foreign countries. Majority of the revenue is derived from United States.
Executives
Tuweiq Farouq Salem Ali officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Lai Kenneth Koon Keung officer: VP of Asia Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Joseph Francis Berry officer: VP of Magnetic Solutions C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Dennis Ackerman officer: Vice President of Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC, 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY NJ 07302
Daniel Bernstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO
Vincent Vellucci director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Suzanne Kozlovsky officer: Global Head of People C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Peter E Gilbert director
Raymond Cheung officer: Vice President-Asia Operations C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Sherry L. Urban officer: VP of Human Resources C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Jacqueline T. Brito director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Lynn Katherine Hutkin officer: Director Financial Reporting C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Craig Brosious officer: Vice President of Finance C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Avi D Eden director
Rita V Smith director C/O BEL FUSE INC., 206 VAN VORST STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302