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Central Securities (Central Securities) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Central Securities Financial Strength?

Central Securities has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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 Central Securities's interest coverage with the available data. Central Securities's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Central Securities 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:

Central Securities's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.2 Mil.

Central Securities's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Central Securities's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

Central Securities'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
=(0 + 3.16) / 236.25
=0.01

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.


Central Securities  (AMEX:CET) 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.

Central Securities has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Central Securities (Central Securities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 820, New York, NY, USA, 10111
Central Securities Corp is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The company invests primarily in common stocks, bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, warrants, options real estate, or short-term obligations of governments, banks, and corporations.
Executives
John C Hill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Andrew J O'neill officer: Vice President C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Martin Poppe director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Leo Price Blackford director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
David Charles Colander director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Marlene A Krumholz officer: Vice President & Secretary C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Simms C Browning director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Donald G Calder director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Kidd Wilmot H Iv director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Jay R Inglis director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Walker C Carter Jr director C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Lawrence P Vogel officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, 630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Charles N Edgerton officer: Vice President & Treasurer C/O CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP, 630 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
William E Sheeline officer: Vice President CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP., 630 FIFTH AVE. SUITE 820, NEW YORK NY 10111
Johnson Christian A Endeavor Foundation 10 percent owner 1060 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10028