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China Railway Group (SHSE:601390) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is China Railway Group Financial Strength?

China Railway Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

China Railway Group Ltd displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

China Railway Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.51. China Railway Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.28. As of today, China Railway Group's Altman Z-Score is 1.00.


Competitive Comparison of China Railway Group's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, China Railway Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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China Railway Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, China Railway Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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China Railway Group 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:

China Railway Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥-2,589 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥22,025 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ¥312,690 Mil.

China Railway Group'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*22025.202/-2588.998
=8.51

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

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

China Railway Group'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
=(108619.481 + 312690.245) / 1515816.856
=0.28

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.

China Railway Group has a Z-score of 1.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


China Railway Group  (SHSE:601390) 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.

China Railway Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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China Railway Group (SHSE:601390) Business Description

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Address
49 Hoi Yuen Road, Unit 1201-1203, 12th Floor, APEC Plaza, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
China Railway Group Ltd is a construction conglomerate company. The company's operating segment includes Infrastructure construction; Survey, design and consulting services; Engineering equipment and component manufacturing; Property development, and Other businesses. It generates maximum revenue from the Infrastructure construction segment. The Infrastructure construction segment includes the construction of railways, highways, bridges, tunnels, metropolitan railways (including subways and light railways), buildings, irrigation works, hydroelectricity projects, ports, docks, airports, and other municipal works.

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