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BCI Minerals (BCI Minerals) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is BCI Minerals Financial Strength?

BCI Minerals 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.

BCI Minerals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. BCI Minerals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.19. As of today, BCI Minerals's Altman Z-Score is 2.12.


Competitive Comparison of BCI Minerals's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, BCI Minerals'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.


BCI Minerals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BCI Minerals's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BCI Minerals's Financial Strength falls into.



BCI Minerals 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:

BCI Minerals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $72.23 Mil.

BCI Minerals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

BCI Minerals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

BCI Minerals'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
=(57.144 + 72.232) / 59.098
=2.19

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.

BCI Minerals has a Z-score of 2.12, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that BCI Minerals 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 2.12 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.


BCI Minerals  (OTCPK:BIRNF) 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.

BCI Minerals 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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BCI Minerals (BCI Minerals) Business Description

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Address
1 Altona Street, Level 2, West Perth, Perth, WA, AUS, 6005
BCI Minerals Ltd is an Australia-based resources company, managing a diversified portfolio of mineral interests. Its assets include Buckland, Mardie Salt, Carnegie Potash, and other exploration projects including Marble bar, Black Hills, and Maitland. The company earns potential iron ore royalties over third party projects located in the Pilbara. It holds an interest in Mardie Salt & Potash Project, Carnegie Potash Project, and Iron Valley Iron Ore Mine. The firm has three reportable segments being; Iron Valley, Mardie, and Other (Corporate and other assets). Sales revenue comprises iron ore sales in Australia.

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