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Bridgford Foods (Bridgford Foods) Financial Strength

: 9 (As of Jan. 2024)
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Bridgford Foods has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Bridgford Foods Corp 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.

Bridgford Foods's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 5.91. Bridgford Foods's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.03. As of today, Bridgford Foods's Altman Z-Score is 4.21.


Competitive Comparison

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Bridgford Foods Financial Strength Distribution

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

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Bridgford Foods 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:

Bridgford Foods's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $4.8 Mil.

Bridgford Foods's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*1.011/-0.171
=5.91

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

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

Bridgford Foods's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.084 + 4.83) / 219.368
=0.03

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.

Bridgford Foods has a Z-score of 4.21, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.21 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.


Bridgford Foods  (NAS:BRID) 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.

Bridgford Foods has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Bridgford Foods (Bridgford Foods) Business Description

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Address
1707 South Good-Latimer Expressway, Dallas, TX, USA, 75226
Bridgford Foods Corp manufactures, markets, and distributes frozen and snack food products in the United States. The business segments are processing and distribution of frozen products, and processing and distribution of snack food products. It includes products such as biscuits, bread dough items, roll dough items, dry sausage products, and beef jerky. The company offers frozen food products to the foodservice and retail customers through wholesalers, cooperatives, and distributors; and snack food items to supermarkets, and mass merchandise and convenience retail stores through customer-owned distribution centers, as well as a direct store delivery network. It derives a majority of its revenue from snack food products.
Executives
Richard Eugene Bridgford other: VP, Ind. Relations & Safety 170 N GREEN ST, CHICAGO IL 60607
Brian E. Bridgford other: V.P. Production 170 N. GREEN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Juan Luis Silva other: V.P. Plant Superintendent 3414 STONE CREEK DR, JOLIET IL 60435
Allan Jr. Bridgford director 515 MARGUERITE AVENUE, CORONA DEL MAR CA 92625
Dennis Gregory Scott director 9595 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 710, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212
Baron Bridgford other: President, BFI. P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Christopher William Cole other: Senior Vice President 1415 W. 44TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60609
Bridgford Baron R.h. Ii officer: President 1415 W. 44TH STREET, CHICAGO IL 60609
Cindy Matthews-morales officer: CFO, Secretary 1308 N. PATT STREET, ANAHEIM CA 92801
Michael W. Bridgford officer: Chairman of the Board 1308 N. PATT STREET, ANAHEIM CA 92801
Mary S Schott director 2990 AIRWAY AVENUE, BUILDING A, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Debra Aileen Dealcuaz other: Treasurer, Bridgford Indust. 6432 CONNIE LANE, ROCKWALL TX 75032
Bruce Bridgford director P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
William L Bridgford director, officer: Chairman P.O. BOX 3773, ANAHEIM CA 92803
Raymond F. Lancy director, officer: CFO, TREAS, ASST SEC 1308 N. PATT ST.,, ANAHEIM CA 92801

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