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Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Financial Strength

: 3 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Trinity Industries 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:

Trinity Industries Inc 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.

Trinity Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.66. Trinity Industries's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.80. As of today, Trinity Industries's Altman Z-Score is 0.91.


Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Trinity Industries'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.


Trinity Industries Financial Strength Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Trinity Industries's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Trinity Industries's Financial Strength falls into.



Trinity Industries 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:

Trinity Industries's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-68 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $112 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,754 Mil.

Trinity Industries'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*112.3/-67.7
=1.66

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Trinity Industries Inc interest coverage is 1.22, which is low.

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

Trinity Industries'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
=(0 + 5754.2) / 3191.6
=1.80

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.

Trinity Industries has a Z-score of 0.91, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.91 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.


Trinity Industries  (NYSE:TRN) 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.

Trinity Industries 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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Trinity Industries (Trinity Industries) Business Description

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Address
14221 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 1100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254-2957
Trinity Industries Inc. sells and leases railroad products and railcar maintenance services in North America. The company operates under the name TrinityRail in three main segments: railcar leasing and management services, which owns railcars and provides fleet management and administration services; rail products, which builds, sells, and modifies freight and tank railcars and their components; and all other, which sells highway products such as guardrail and other highway barriers. Customers include railroads, leasing companies, and shipping companies in the industries of agriculture, construction, consumer products, energy, and chemicals.
Executives
Eric R Marchetto other: Officer Trinity Rail 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Gregory B Mitchell other: Chief Commercial Officer 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Scott M Ewing officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Jean Savage director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Todd Maclin director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Biesterfeld Robert C Jr director 14701 CHARLSON RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Veena M Lakkundi director 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BLDG 220 09 E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Brian D Madison other: President, TILC 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p. director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Jason G. Anderson director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
John L Adams officer: Executive Vice President 2525 STEMMONS FREEWAY, DALLAS TX 75207
Melendy E Lovett director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
William P Ainsworth director 510 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE 100, DEERFIELD X1 60015
Brandon Boze director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tyrone Michael Jordan director 8501 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85253