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Star Group LP (Star Group LP) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Star Group LP Financial Strength?

Star Group LP 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.

Star Group LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.39. Star Group LP's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14. As of today, Star Group LP's Altman Z-Score is 2.37.


Competitive Comparison of Star Group LP's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Star Group LP'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.


Star Group LP's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Star Group LP's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Star Group LP's Financial Strength falls into.



Star Group LP 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:

Star Group LP's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $40 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $198 Mil.

Star Group LP'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*39.88/-3.218
=12.39

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

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

Star Group LP'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
=(90.425 + 198.01) / 2112.384
=0.14

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.

Star Group LP has a Z-score of 2.37, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Star Group LP 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 2.37 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.


Star Group LP  (NYSE:SGU) 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.

Star Group LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Star Group LP (Star Group LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
9 West Broad Street, Suite 310, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Star Group LP is a company engaged in providing home heating products and services to residential and commercial customers. It offers heating and air conditioning equipment, as well as home security and plumbing services. The company also sells diesel fuel, gasoline, and home heating oil. Geographically, the company operates in U.S.
Executives
Bandera Partners Llc 10 percent owner 50 BROAD STREET, SUITE 1820, NEW YORK NY 10004
Jeffrey M Woosnam director, officer: CEO and President 9 W. BROAD ST., STE. 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Richard Ambury officer: CFO 9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Daniel P. Donovan director C/O STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P., 9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Vermylen Paul A Jr director C/O STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P., 9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Joseph R Mcdonald officer: Chief Customer Officer 9 W. BROAD ST., STE. 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Jeffrey S Hammond officer: Chief Operating Officer 9 W BROAD ST STE 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Henry D Babcock director 9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
Steven Jay Goldman director, officer: President and CEO C/O STAR GAS PARTNERS, L.P., 9 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 310, STAMFORD CT 06902
David Michael Bauer director 833 E. MICHIGAN ST, SUITE 1500, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Yorktown Vi Associates Llc 10 percent owner 410 PARK AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Kestrel Energy Partners Llc 10 percent owner 2 COUNT RUMFORD LANE, HUNTINGTON NY 11743
Sheldon B Lubar director C/O C2 INC, 700 NORTH WATER ST SUITE 1200, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Yorktown Energy Partners Vi Lp 10 percent owner 410 PARK AVENUE, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Bryan H Lawrence director C/O CROSSTEX ENERGY HOLDINGS INC, 2501 CEDAR SPRINGS STE 600, DALLAS TX 75201