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Crane Co (Crane Co) Financial Strength

: 8 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Crane Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Crane Co 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.

Crane Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.15. Crane Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15. As of today, Crane Co's Altman Z-Score is 7.00.


Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Crane Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Crane Co Financial Strength Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Crane Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Crane 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:

Crane Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $305 Mil.

Crane 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*66.9/-6
=11.15

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

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

Crane 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
=(10.8 + 304.8) / 2131.6
=0.15

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.

Crane Co has a Z-score of 7.00, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7 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.


Crane Co  (NYSE:CR) 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.

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


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Crane Co (Crane Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 First Stamford Place, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Crane is a diversified industrial firm that manufactures a broad range of products, including valves, pumps, aerospace components, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Its business is organized into three segments: aerospace and electronics, process flow technologies, and engineered materials. Crane generated approximately $2 billion in revenue in 2022.
Executives
Max H Mitchell officer: President & CEO CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Richard A Maue director, officer: Exec. V.P., CFO & PAO C/O PAXAR CORPORATION, 105 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Marijane V. Papanikolaou officer: V.P, Controller & CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jennifer Kartono officer: SVP, CHRO 950 WINTER STREET 4TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Fund Crane 10 percent owner C/O CRANE CO, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Paul Gerard Igoe officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. LYDALL, INC., ONE COLONIAL ROAD, MANCHESTER CT 06042
Sanjay Kapoor director C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., 3801 SOUTH OLIVER STREET, WICHITA KS 67210
William K Grogan director 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Bianca B. Shardelow officer: VP, Controller & CAO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Cristen L Kogl director 3 OVERLOOK POINT, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Tamara S. Polmanteer officer: Exec. Vice President & CHRO 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Ronald Carter Lindsay director 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Tullis James L L director 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06907
Charles G Mcclure director 55 CABOT PL, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48304
Alejandro Alcala officer: Executive Vice President 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902