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Meritage Homes has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.
Good Sign:
Meritage Homes 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.GuruFocus does not calculate Meritage Homes's interest coverage with the available data. Meritage Homes's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.18. As of today, Meritage Homes's Altman Z-Score is 5.65.
For the Residential Construction subindustry, Meritage Homes'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.
For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Meritage Homes's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Meritage Homes's Financial Strength falls into.
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:
Meritage Homes's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $225 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,054 Mil.
Meritage Homes's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is
GuruFocus does not calculate Meritage Homes'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.
Meritage Homes's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is
Debt to Revenue Ratio | = | Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) | / | Revenue | ||
= | (Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation | + | Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) | / | Revenue | |
= | (0 | + | 1053.674) | / | 5882.856 | |
= | 0.18 |
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.
Meritage Homes has a Z-score of 5.65, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.
Good Sign:
Altman Z-score of 5.65 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.
Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH) 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.
Meritage Homes has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.
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