GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Cyclical » Vehicles & Parts » Tata Motors Ltd (NYSE:TTM) » Definitions » Financial Strength

Tata Motors (Tata Motors) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


View and export this data going back to 2004. Start your Free Trial

What is Tata Motors Financial Strength?

Tata Motors 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.

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.

Tata Motors's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.69. Tata Motors's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Tata Motors's Altman Z-Score is 2.31.


Competitive Comparison of Tata Motors's Financial Strength

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Tata Motors'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.


Tata Motors's Financial Strength Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tata Motors's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tata Motors's Financial Strength falls into.



Tata Motors 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:

Tata Motors's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-298 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $206 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

Tata Motors'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*205.587/-298.473
=0.69

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

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

Tata Motors'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 + 0) / 52753.848
=0.00

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.

Tata Motors has a Z-score of 2.31, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Tata Motors is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.31 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Tata Motors  (NYSE:TTM) 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.

Tata Motors 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.


Tata Motors Financial Strength Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Tata Motors's Financial Strength provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Tata Motors (Tata Motors) Business Description

Address
24, Homi Mody Street, Bombay House, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 001
Tata Motors Ltd is an automobile manufacturer company. The company's segment includes Automotive and others. The Automotive segment consists of four reportable sub-segments: Tata Commercial Vehicles, Tata Passenger Vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover, and Vehicle Financing. Others consist of IT services and Insurance Broking services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from India.

Tata Motors (Tata Motors) Headlines

From GuruFocus

2 Indian Stocks to Take Your Portfolio Global

By Ben Alaimo 12-28-2022

Aston Martin On An Expansion Mode

By reports.droy reports.droy 12-15-2014

Ken Heebner Purchases Stake in Tata Motors

By Kyle Ferguson Kyle Ferguson 08-15-2016

Why This Indian Automaker Is Worth Considering as a Long-Term Investment

By Patricio Kehoe Patricio Kehoe 12-11-2013

2 Stocks to Sell

By Alberto Abaterusso Alberto Abaterusso 10-27-2019

Eliminating "A" Discrepancy In The Tata Motors Share Price - Knight Assets

By Canadian Value Canadian Value 06-11-2015