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Tower Semiconductor (Tower Semiconductor) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tower Semiconductor Financial Strength?

Tower Semiconductor has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Tower Semiconductor's interest coverage with the available data. Tower Semiconductor's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.16. As of today, Tower Semiconductor's Altman Z-Score is 6.23.


Competitive Comparison of Tower Semiconductor's Financial Strength

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Tower Semiconductor'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.


Tower Semiconductor's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Tower Semiconductor's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tower Semiconductor's Financial Strength falls into.



Tower Semiconductor 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:

Tower Semiconductor's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $173 Mil.

Tower Semiconductor's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Tower Semiconductor's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

Tower Semiconductor'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
=(58.952 + 172.611) / 1406.844
=0.16

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.

Tower Semiconductor has a Z-score of 6.23, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.23 is strong.

* 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.


Tower Semiconductor  (NAS:TSEM) 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.

Tower Semiconductor has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Tower Semiconductor (Tower Semiconductor) Business Description

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20 Shaul Amor Avenue, P.O. Box 619, Ramat Gavriel Industrial Park, Migdal Haemek, ISR, 2310502
Tower Semiconductor Ltd is a pure-play specialty foundry that manufactures semiconductors. As a pure-play foundry, it focuses on producing integrated circuits (ICs), based on the design specifications of customers. The company's line of integrated circuits is incorporated into a variety of products and markets, including consumer electronics, personal computers, communications, automotive, and industrial and medical device products. Tower produces ICs alongside wholly-owned subsidiaries through fabrication facilities located in Japan. As a complement to its technology offerings, Tower offers services that enable a quick and accurate design cycle. To further assist customers with design and technical support, an integrated team helps clients through the manufacturing cycle.