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United-Guardian (United-Guardian) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is United-Guardian Financial Strength?

United-Guardian has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

United-Guardian Inc shows strong financial strength.

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.

United-Guardian has no long-term debt (1). United-Guardian's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, United-Guardian's Altman Z-Score is 18.98.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of United-Guardian's Financial Strength

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, United-Guardian'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.


United-Guardian's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where United-Guardian's Financial Strength falls into.



United-Guardian 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:

United-Guardian's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

United-Guardian's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

United-Guardian had no long-term debt (1).

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

Good Sign:

United-Guardian Inc has no debt.

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

United-Guardian'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) / 10.428
=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.

United-Guardian has a Z-score of 18.98, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 18.98 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.


United-Guardian  (NAS:UG) 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.

United-Guardian has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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United-Guardian (United-Guardian) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
230 Marcus Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY, USA, 11788
United-Guardian Inc manufactures and markets cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants, and specialty industrial products. Its product portfolio includes Klensoft, Deselex, Renacidin, Lubrajel Fluid and others. The company's pharmaceutical products are sold to and distributed by full-line drug wholesalers throughout the United States. Its medical and specialty industrial products are sold directly by the company to the end-users of those products or, in some cases, to contract manufacturers used by some of those end users. It derives key revenue from the sales made in the U.S.
Executives
Donna Vigilante officer: President 428 NORTH ERIE AVE, LINDENHURST NY 11757
Beatriz Blanco director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 230 MARCUS BOULEVARD, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Joseph J Vernice officer: Vice President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD P O BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Betsee Parker 10 percent owner C/O MILDRED F. SLATER, 9005 JOHN S. MOSBY HIGHWAY, UPPERVILLE VA 20185
Arthur Dresner director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Kenneth H Globus director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & General Counsel C/O UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC., 230 MARCUS BLVD., P.O. BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Henry P Globus director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Derek Hampson officer: Vice President
Peter A Hiltunen officer: Vioe President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD, HAUPPAUGE NY 117088
Nolan Christopher William Sr director 15 TILGHMAN DRIVE, WAYNE NJ 07470
Alfred R Globus director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC., 230 MARCUS BLVD., P.O. BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Robert S Rubinger director, officer: Exec.V.P., Secretary, Treas.
Andrew A Boccone director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MERCUS BLVD P O BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Charles W Castanza director, officer: Senior Vice President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Cecile Brophy officer: Controller

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