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Treehouse Foods (Treehouse Foods) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Treehouse Foods Financial Strength?

Treehouse Foods 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.

Treehouse Foods's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.83. Treehouse Foods's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.44. As of today, Treehouse Foods's Altman Z-Score is 1.48.


Competitive Comparison of Treehouse Foods's Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Treehouse Foods'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.


Treehouse Foods's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Treehouse Foods's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Treehouse Foods's Financial Strength falls into.



Treehouse Foods 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:

Treehouse Foods's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,561 Mil.

Treehouse Foods'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*47.8/-16.9
=2.83

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

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

Treehouse Foods'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
=(40.6 + 1561) / 3643.2
=0.44

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.

Treehouse Foods has a Z-score of 1.48, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.48 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.


Treehouse Foods  (NYSE:THS) 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.

Treehouse Foods has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Treehouse Foods (Treehouse Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2021 Spring Road, Suite 600, Oak Brook, IL, USA, 60523
TreeHouse Foods, the largest private label manufacturer in the U.S., is the product of a slew of acquisitions, the most significant being the 2016 acquisition of Ralcorp, Conagra's former private brands business. The firm plays in over 25 categories, including snacks like pretzels and cookies, meals like pasta and dry dinners, and single-serve beverages like pods and ready-to-drink coffee. Retailers represent its most significant end-market, where it sells products for resale under retailer brands, but it also serves foodservice customers (providing a similar service as its retail business), industrial (selling bulk food for repackaging and repurposing), and branded consumer goods firms (under co-packing arrangements). Over 90% of its revenue comes from the U.S.
Executives
Mark Hunter director 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4600, DENVER CO 80202
Jana Partners Management, Lp director, other: See Remarks 767 5TH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Jana Partners Llc director, other: See Remarks 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Ann Sardini director 100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Joseph Scalzo director 1225 17TH STREET, SUITE 1000, DENVER CO 80202
Scott Ostfeld director 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Stephen Alan Landry officer: SVP, Chief Operations Officer 2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 600, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jeffrey M Haye officer: SVP, Chief Procurement Officer 2021 SPRING ROAD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Timothy J Smith officer: SVP, Division President 5 CROSBY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Curt B. Craig officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 2021 SPRING ROAD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Kristy N. Waterman officer: EVP, General Counsel 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Lori G Roberts officer: SVP of HR 1014 SUTTON PL, ST CHARLES IL 60174
Sean Lewis officer: SVP, Chief Customer Officer 2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 600, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Clifford Braun officer: SVP, Chief Operations Officer 2021 SPRING ROAD, SUITE 600, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Gainor John P Jr director 11465 JOHNS CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 400, JOHNS CREEK GA 30097