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Southwest Gas Holdings (Southwest Gas Holdings) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Southwest Gas Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Southwest Gas Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.88. Southwest Gas Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97. As of today, Southwest Gas Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.08.


Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Southwest Gas Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Southwest Gas Holdings Financial Strength Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Southwest Gas Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Gas Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.



Southwest Gas Holdings 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:

Southwest Gas Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-74 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $138 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,610 Mil.

Southwest Gas Holdings'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*138.214/-73.607
=1.88

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

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

Southwest Gas Holdings'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
=(671.052 + 4609.838) / 5470.124
=0.97

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.

Southwest Gas Holdings has a Z-score of 1.08, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.08 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.


Southwest Gas Holdings  (NYSE:SWX) 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.

Southwest Gas Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Southwest Gas Holdings (Southwest Gas Holdings) Business Description

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Address
8360 South Durango Drive, Post Office Box 98510, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89193-8510
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is a utility company primarily engaged in the purchasing, distributing, and transporting of natural gas in the American Southwest. The company segments its activities into natural gas operations and Utility Infrastructure Services units. The first of these encompasses the company's core natural gas business as one of the largest distributors in the states of Arizona and Nevada. The natural gas operations division is responsible for roughly half of Southwest Gas' total revenue through the sale of natural gas to mainly residential and small commercial customers. The Utility Infrastructure Services segment generates the other half of the company's total revenue from the underground piping contractor services that its subsidiary, Centuri Construction Group, provides.
Executives
Paul M Daily officer: Executive Officer C/O SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 5241 SPRING MOUNTAIN ROAD, LAS VEGAS NV 89150
Carl C Icahn 10 percent owner C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Robert J Stefani officer: SVP/Chief Financial Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Icahn Partners Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Partners Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Randall P. Gabe officer: SVP/Chief Administrative OFC 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Amy L. Timperley officer: SVP/Chief Reg. & Fin. Planning 8360 S. DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Ruby Sharma director 24 ARNOLD DRIVE, PRINCETON JCT. NJ 08550
Jose A Cardenas director 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Boyd S. Nelson officer: VP/Strategy & Inv Relations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Thomas E. Moran officer: VP/General Counsel/Corp. Sec SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC., 8360 SOUTH DURANGO DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Julie M. Williams officer: SVP/Chief Operations Officer 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Lori L Colvin officer: VP/Controller/CAO 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Eric Debonis officer: SVP/Operations 8360 S. DURANGO DR., LAS VEGAS NV 89113
Andrew Teno director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036