United Breweries Co (United Breweries Co) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)

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United Breweries Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

United Breweries Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.59. United Breweries Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.58. As of today, United Breweries Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.22.

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, United Breweries Co'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.

United Breweries Co Financial Strength Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Breweries Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Breweries Co's Financial Strength falls into.

United Breweries Co 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:

United Breweries Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-13 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,442 Mil.

United Breweries Co'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	*	97.413	/	-12.837
	=	7.59

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

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

United Breweries Co'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
	=	(80.518	+	1442.207)	/	2623.78
	=	0.58

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.

United Breweries Co has a Z-score of 2.22, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that United Breweries Co is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.22 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) 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.

United Breweries Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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United Breweries Co (United Breweries Co) Business Description

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Traded in Other Exchanges

CVU:Germany CCU:Chile

Address

Avenida Vitacura N° 2670, Twenty-Third Floor, Santiago, CHL

Website

https://www.ccu.cl

United Breweries Co Inc is a multi-category beverage company with operations in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay. The company is a player in each one of the beverage categories in which it participates in Chile, including beer, soft drinks, mineral and bottled water, juice, wine, cider and pisco, among others. The Company has three operating segment with respect to its revenues in the geographic areas of commercial activity: Chile; International business and Wine. It generates maximum revenue from Chile.