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Precision Castparts (Precision Castparts) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2015)


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What is Precision Castparts Financial Strength?

Precision Castparts has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Precision Castparts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 16.61. Precision Castparts's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.55. As of today, Precision Castparts's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Precision Castparts's Financial Strength

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Precision Castparts'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.


Precision Castparts's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Precision Castparts's Financial Strength falls into.



Precision Castparts 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:

Precision Castparts's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2015 was $-33 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2015 was $548 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was $4,491 Mil.

Precision Castparts's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2015 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2015 )
=-1*548/-33
=16.61

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

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

Precision Castparts's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2015 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(507 + 4491) / 9148
=0.55

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.

Precision Castparts has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Precision Castparts  (NYSE:PCP) 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.

Precision Castparts has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Precision Castparts (Precision Castparts) Business Description

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Precision Castparts Corp was incorporated in the State of Oregon. The Company is a manufacturer of complex metal components and products provides high-quality investment castings, forgings and fasteners/fastener systems for critical aerospace and power applications. It also provides investment castings and forgings for general industrial, armament, medical and other applications; nickel alloys and mill forms, as well as cobalt alloys, for the aerospace, chemical processing, oil and gas, pollution control and other industries; seamless pipe for coal-fired, industrial gas turbine, and nuclear power plants, as well as oil and gas applications; fasteners for automotive and general industrial markets; specialty alloys for the investment casting industry; refiner plates, screen cylinders and other products for the pulp and paper industry; metal-injection-molded and ThixoFormedparts for automotive and other markets; grinder pumps and affiliated components for low pressure sewer systems; critical auxiliary equipment and gas monitoring systems for the power generation industry; and metalworking tools for the fastener market and other applications. It manufactures complex metal components and products in three main business segments: Investment Cast Products, Forged Products and Fastener Products. The Company's Investment Cast Products segment manufactures investment castings for aircraft engines, IGT engines, airframes, medical prostheses, armament, unmanned aerial vehicles and other industrial applications. The segment also provides alloys to PCC's investment casting operations, as well as to other investment casting companies. It manufactures forged components for the aerospace and power generation markets. Forged Products' aerospace and IGT sales are mainly derived from the same large engine customers served by the Investment Cast Products segment, with additional aerospace sales to manufacturers of landing gear and airframes. Therefore, the dynamics of the aerospace and IGT markets, as described in the Investment Cast Products section above, are virtually the same for Forged Products. It manufactures forged components for the aerospace and power generation markets. Forged Products' aerospace and IGT sales are mainly derived from the same large engine customers served by the Investment Cast Products segment, with additional aerospace sales to manufacturers of landing gear and airframes. Therefore, the dynamics of the aerospace and IGT markets, as described in the Investment Cast Products section above, are virtually the same for Forged Products. The Company's main competitors are Ladish Co., a subsidiary of Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Fortech, S.A. and Thyssen AG for aerospace turbine products, Alcoa Inc. and Firth Rixson Limited for aerospace structural products, Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes and Sumitomo Corporation for energy products and Allegheny Technologies, Inc., Carpenter Technology Corporation, Haynes International, Inc., an
Executives
Ulrich Schmidt director PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP., 4650 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 400, PORTLAND OR 97239
Richard L Wambold director C/O PACTIV CORP, 1900 W FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Lester L Lyles director C/O MTC TECHNOLOGIES INC, 4032 LINDEN AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45432
Timothy A Wicks director C/O PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP., 4650 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 400, PORTLAND OR 97239
Andrew Masterman officer: EVP, Pres. Wyman-Gordon 401 PLYMOUTH ROAD, SUITE 500, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462-1646
Kevin M Stein officer: Exec VP TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED, 1301 EAST 9TH STREET, SUITE 3000, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Steven G Rothmeier director C/O E.W BLANCH HOLDINGS INC, 500 N. AKARD #4500, DALLAS TX 75201
Russell S Pattee officer: VP and Corporate Controller PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP., 4650 SW MACADAM AVENUE, SUITE 400, PORTLAND OR 97239
Chris Ayers officer: Exec. VP, Pres. PCC Forgings 4650 S.W. MACADAM, SUITE #440, PORTLAND OR 97239
William D Larsson officer: Sr. VP and CFO 35 SHARPS CIRCLE, RENO NV 89519
Byron O Pond director C/O GSI GROUP INC., 125 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730-1409
Wayne F Robbins officer: President; PCC Flow Technologi 4650 SW MACADAM, STE 440, PORTLAND OR 97239

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